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Participants in this arm will be asked to complete a series of surveys, participate in telehealth-based interventions, and engage in moderate physical activity.

Participants will perform a baseline +4000 steps/day for the duration of the study. Aerobic exercise, similar to a brisk walk, will be recommended as the primary mode of exercise.

Physical Activity

Participants will complete a series of survey at multiple points throughout this study to assess quality of life issues. Questionnaires may be completed via paper forms with prepaid postage envelopes or using a REDCap online survey.

Survey

Participants will meet with a health coach, the Principal Investigator, to review baseline bowel habits and symptoms as well as discuss physical activity and potential strategies to achieve this goal, on a weekly basis for 12 weeks.

Telehealth Lifestyle Coaching

Erica Pettke, MD, MPH, FACS

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a telehealth-based personalized physical activity intervention in adult patients diagnosed with Stage I-III rectal cancer. The main question it aims to answer are how to better understand the experiences of rectal cancer survivors who are coping with bowel dysfunction and how physical activity can improve their quality of life.

Participants will be asked to:

1. Complete surveys to assess bowel function and quality of life
2. Participate in 12 Telehealth Sessions (one session a week) to discuss and review bowel dysfunction
3. Perform daily physical activity

The goal of this clinical trial is to administer and determine the feasibility of a personalized physical activity intervention for rectal cancer survivors. Structured physical activity interventions will be administered over a three-month period. An exit interview will be conducted at the completion of this time period.

Physical Activity in Rectal Cancer Survivors

Pilot Study of Physical Activity Intervention to Manage Bowel Dysfunction in Rectal Cancer Survivors

Administer and determine the feasibility of a PA intervention. We will administer a telehealth physical activity intervention to 20 RC survivors (10 males and 10 females, at least 10 of which will be racial and/or ethnic minorities) over 12 weeks. Feasibility of the intervention will be measured by the percentage of participants who agree to participate of the total approached as well as completion of the intervention which will be defined as completion of ≥80% of the intervention (telehealth calls).

Using qualitative methods, evaluate the acceptability of and satisfaction with the intervention as reported by survivors. After completion of the intervention or decision to discontinue participation, we will administer a semi-structured exit interview to evaluate the acceptability of the intervention.

Using the Memorial Sloan Kettering bowel function instrument administered pre-post PA intervention, describe the change in total bowel symptom score in the pilot cohort.

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization
Physical Activity in Rectal Cancer Survivors	NCT06435975	Rectal Cancer Rectosigmoid Ca...	Physical Activi... Survey Telehealth Life...	18 Years -	Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Physical Activity in Rectal Cancer Survivors	NCT06435975	Rectal Cancer Rectosigmoid Ca...	Physical Activi... Survey Telehealth Life...	18 Years -	Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Physical Activity in Rectal Cancer Survivors	NCT06435975	Rectal Cancer Rectosigmoid Ca...	Physical Activi... Survey Telehealth Life...	18 Years -	Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

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