title: A randomised controlled trial of a tele-based lifestyle intervention for colorectal cancer survivors ('CanChange'): study protocol.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Colorectal cancer survivors may suffer from a range of ongoing psychosocial and physical problems that negatively impact on quality of life. This paper presents the study protocol for a novel telephone-delivered intervention to improve lifestyle factors and health outcomes for colorectal cancer survivors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Approximately 350 recently diagnosed colorectal cancer survivors will be recruited through the Queensland Cancer Registry and randomised to the intervention or control condition. The intervention focuses on symptom management, lifestyle and psychosocial support to assist participants to make improvements in lifestyle factors (physical activity, healthy diet, weight management, and smoking cessation) and health outcomes. Participants will receive up to 11 telephone-delivered sessions over a 6 month period from a qualified health professional or 'health coach'. Data collection will occur at baseline (Time 1), post-intervention or six months follow-up (Time 2), and at 12 months follow-up for longer term effects (Time 3). Primary outcome measures will include physical activity, cancer-related fatigue and quality of life. A cost-effective analysis of the costs and outcomes for survivors in the intervention and control conditions will be conducted from the perspective of health care costs to the government.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study will provide valuable information about an innovative intervention to improve lifestyle factors and health outcomes for colorectal cancer survivors.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  ACTRN12608000399392.
authors.affiliation: Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, Cancer Council Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. annahawkes@cancerqld.org.au
authors.forename: Anna L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hawkes
authors.forename: Kenneth I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Pakenham
authors.forename: Kerry S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Courneya
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gollschewski
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baade
authors.forename: Louisa G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Brigid M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Joanne F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Aitken
authors.forename: Suzanne K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chambers
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012107:Research Design; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*
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