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A Weight Management Intervention for Overweight Chinese Cancer Survivors

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by The University of Hong Kong
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorThe University of Hong Kong
Started2024-10-31
Est. completion2025-12-31
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

This study aims to conduct a feasibility trial to examine the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a randomized controlled trial that evaluates the effect of the weight management intervention on anthropometric measures (body weight and BMI), dietary quality, physical activity levels, physical and psychosocial functioning, self- efficacy for weight loss and quality of life.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Chinese cancer survivors attending the one-off face-to-face survivorship care clinic
* who are Cantonese- or Mandarin- speaking
* aged 18 or above
* diagnosed with early-stage disease (stage 0-II)
* have completed primary and adjuvant treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy
* and with a BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2, as indicative as overweight or obesity using Asia-Pacific BMI cutoffs at 3-months reassessment

Exclusion Criteria:

* Non-Chinese survivors with advanced or metastatic disease
* who have communication difficulties, mobility impairment or cognitive disabilities

Conditions3

CancerOverweight and ObesityWeight Loss

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