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Trial reportNutrients2021

Healthy Moves to Improve Lifestyle Behaviors of Cancer Survivors and Their Spouses: Feasibility and Preliminary Results of Intervention Efficacy.

Cindy L Carmack, Nathan H Parker, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Laura Shely, George Baum, Ying Yuan, Sharon H Giordano, Miguel Rodriguez-Bigas, Curtis Pettaway, Karen Basen-Engquist

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Cindy L CarmackDepartment of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation & Integrative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Nathan H ParkerMoffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Wendy Demark-WahnefriedDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5241-932X
Laura ShelyMental Health Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
George BaumDepartment of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Ying YuanDepartment of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Sharon H GiordanoDepartment of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Miguel Rodriguez-BigasDepartment of Colon & Rectal Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Curtis PettawayDepartment of Urology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Karen Basen-EngquistDepartment of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DIANE BODURKA · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spouses offer a primary source of support and may provide critical assistance for behavior change. A diet-exercise intervention previously found efficacious in improving cancer survivors' lifestyle behaviors was adapted to utilize a couples-based approach. The aims were to test the feasibility of this couples-based (CB) intervention and compare its efficacy to the same program delivered to the survivor-only (SO). Twenty-two survivor-spouse couples completed baseline assessments and were randomized to the CB or SO interventions. The study surpassed feasibility benchmarks; 91% of survivors and 86% of spouses completed a 6-month follow-up. Survivors and spouses attended 94% and 91% of sessions, respectively. The SO survivors showed significant improvements on the 30-s chair stand and arm curl tests, weight, and fruit and vegetable (F and V) consumption. The CB survivors showed significant improvements on the 6-min walk and 2-min step tests, body weight, and fat and F and V consumption. Improvement in the 30-s chair stand and arm curl tests was significantly better for SO survivors. The SO spouses showed no significant changes in outcome measures, but the CB spouses showed significant improvements in moderate-to-strenuous physical activity, weight, and fat and F and V consumption. Weight loss was significantly greater in CB spouses compared to SO spouses. Findings demonstrate feasibility, warranting further investigation of CB approaches to promote lifestyle change among cancer survivors and spouses.

Indexed as

Cancer SurvivorsDietHealth BehaviorLife StyleSpousesExerciseFeasibility StudiesFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot Projectsbehavior changecouplesdietphysical activitytelehealth counseling

Identifiers

PMID34960013
PMCPMC8709140

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