Smartphone-Based Physical Activity Program to Reduce “Chemo-Brain” Symptoms and Improve Health in Cancer Survivors With and Without Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Single-Arm Pre-Post Pilot Trial
Zachary C Pope, Andriy Yabluchanskiy, Peter Mukli, Michael C Robertson, Jason A Oliver, Sarah J Borengasser, Meghan M Ratke, Jacob E Matney, Chris Mixon, Christina Henson, J Mikhail Kellawan, Amy Schwartz · 2025
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Pope and a team of colleagues set out a trial protocol in twenty twenty-five testing a phone-based activity program for cancer survivors. Chemotherapy can cloud thinking, an effect nicknamed chemo-brain. Survivors with type two diabetes may face higher risk, since both conditions share body processes.
The pilot will enroll thirty survivors who report chemo-brain, half with diabetes and half without. Each gets two phone apps: one for health education, goal setting, and journaling, and one for tailored workouts. Resistance bands and a wearable device support the twelve-week program. The team will measure blood vessel function in the brain, cognition, blood markers, and social outcomes before and after. They expect gains in both groups, with larger body changes in the diabetes group.
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| CREATOR | Zachary C Pope, Andriy Yabluchanskiy, Peter Mukli, Michael C Robertson, Jason A Oliver, Sarah J Borengasser, Meghan M Ratke, Jacob E Matney, Chris Mixon, Christina Henson, J Mikhail Kellawan, Amy Schwartz |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |