Researchers from Flinders University are currently seeking bowel cancer survivors to participate in a study on a new digital physical activity intervention.

Have you recently completed your bowel cancer treatment, but continue to feel some fatigue and aren’t engaging in recommended levels of physical activity and would like to try a new digital physical activity intervention that can improve it?

Flinders University are currently looking for people to participate in research of a new digital physical activity program that can help reduce fatigue and improve wellbeing in people who have had colorectal cancer (bowel cancer) and have finished their treatment.

Eligibility Criteria (inclusion and exclusion)

• Diagnosis of colorectal cancer
• Aged 18 years and older
• Cancer treatment completed over 1 month ago, with no anticipated treatment during the study period
• Currently experiencing moderate fatigue after treatment
• Access to a smart mobile phone device

You will be ineligible if you:

• Have never been diagnosed with colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)
• Or are currently receiving treatment for bowel cancer.

To register or for more information:

People who are interested should contacted Dr Matthew Wallen by either: – Email: [email protected] -Phone: +61 8 8201 5490

or visit the study website here.

What the study will involve:

After successfully meeting the criteria to take part in this study, participants will be randomly placed into one of two groups:

Information group:

You’ll receive an electronic copy of the Cancer Council’s Living Well After Cancer booklet and you won’t be asked to make any changes to current routine or care.

I-FIT program group

You’ll take part in the I-FIT program, which is designed to help you move more and sit less, aimed at reducing cancer-related fatigue. It’s a flexible approach to increasing physical activity that fits around your day-to-day life.

What is the ‘I-Fit Intervention?’

If you’re placed in the I-Fit program group you’ll be asked to:

– Download a mobile app called mEMA10 to your phone

– This app will send you gentle reminders during the day, asking you to answer a quick question about how fatigued of energetic you’re feeling at the moment.

– Based on your answers and some information given earlier, the app will suggest simple, personalised activity ideas that suits how you are currently feeling in this instance moment.

– The goal of this app, is to help you slowly build your levels of physical activity over time, in a way that feels manageable with your day-to-day life.

– Participants in the I-Fit Intervention program will receive a free Garmin activity monitor watch to wear during the 12-week study (and to keep after the completion of the study) and the watch will help researchers track their movement and understand how the program is working for them.

Both groups will be part of the study for 12 weeks. During that time, participants will be asked to complete a few short questionnaires at different times to help researchers gain an understanding on how they are feeling and what’s working for them.

This project has been approved by Flinders University’s Human Research Ethics Committee. Project ID number: 8006

The Jodi Lee Bowel Cancer Foundation is not affiliated with or involved in this research study conducted by Flinders University.
We are sharing this opportunity with our community to support awareness and participation in cancer-related research.