Overview
The purpose of this study is to assess the best time to deliver a message to increase physical activity and how often participants will experience a pain episode in the 24 hours following their receipt of a message to increase physical activity.
Description
The primary objective of this study is to test a theory-based, micro-randomized trial to determine the optimal state to deliver a message to increase physical activity by determining the probability older cancer survivors will be physically active in the one hour following a messaging prompt. The secondary, exploratory objective is to determine the probability older cancer survivors will experience a pain episode in the 24 hours following their receipt of a message to increase physical activity.
Eligibility criteria is deliberately incomplete to preserve the scientific integrity of the study.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age greater than or equal to 65 years.
- Patients with a history of bladder, breast, cervical, colorectal, endometrial, lung, and prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment.
- Fluent in spoken and written English.
- Patient has access to smartphone
- Ability to understand a written informed consent document, and the willingness to sign it.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient has metastatic disease.
- Patient has cancer recurrence.