Digital Program to Reduce Sitting Time During Cancer Treatment
Tests a digital self-help program for adults with breast, prostate or colon cancer during treatment.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Reduce Sedentary Behavior During Cancer Treatment - the RedSedCan Study
Key facts
- Where
- Uppsala and Västerås, SwedenSee the 2 sites
Where in Sweden
- Akademiska sjukhusetUppsala, SwedenTaking people
- Västmanlands sjukhusVästerås, SwedenTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Mälardalen University
- Trial code
- NCT06719206
- Record updated
- 1 October 2026
- Original description
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Reduce Sedentary Behavior During Cancer Treatment - the RedSedCan Study
Summary
Reducing sedentary behavior during treatment is important to reduce the risk of future health problems in individuals undergoing cancer treatment. Therefore, the goal of this project is with a multicenter randomised controlled design investigate whether a digital support intervention during ongoing neo- or adjuvant cancer treatment for breast, prostate or colon cancer is effective in reducing sedentary lifestyle and improving well-being in the short and long term.
Inclusion: Individuals diagnosed with breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer planned for or resently started neo- or adjuvant treatment (e.g. chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endocrine treatment) at the hospitals in Uppsala and Västerås, Sweden.
Exclusion: Individuals diagnosed with dementia; Individuals diagnosed with severe psychiatric disease; Individuals completed treatment for other cancer diseases less than 12 months ago or not recovered from previous cancer treatment; Individuals with severe loss of vision, or communicative ability; Individuals who cannot walk independently indoors with or without a walking aid.