Testing Timed Messages to Encourage Activity in Older Cancer Survivors With Pain
Tests when to send messages encouraging physical activity in older cancer survivors with chronic pain.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Dosing Physical Activity Among Older Cancer Survivors Who Experience Chronic Pain: a Micro-randomized Trial
Key facts
- Where
- Milwaukee, United StatesSee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults aged 65 or older who have had bladder, breast, cervical, colorectal, endometrial, lung or prostate cancer and were treated for it. They must have a smartphone.
- Age
- 65 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- History of bladder, breast, cervical, colorectal, endometrial, lung or prostate cancer, with diagnosis and treatment. The cancer must not be metastatic or recurrent.
- Earlier treatment
- Must have had treatment for the cancer in the past.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Metastatic disease
- Cancer that has come back (recurrence)
- No access to a smartphone
- Not fluent in spoken and written English
- Cannot understand or is not willing to sign the written consent form
Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
Where in United States
- Froedtert HospitalMilwaukee, United StatesTaking 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
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Trial code
- NCT07227077
- Record updated
- 20 August 2026
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
An Adaptive Design for Dosing Physical Activity Among Older Cancer Survivors Who Experience Chronic Pain: a Micro-randomized Trial
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.
Inclusion: 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: Patient has metastatic disease; Patient has cancer recurrence.