SWOG S1820: Altering Intake, Managing Symptoms for bowel dysfunction in survivors of Rectal Cancer (The AIMS-RC intervention trial)

摘要

ObjectiveTo describe the study protocol of SWOG S1820, a trial of the Altering Intake, Managing Symptoms intervention for bowel dysfunction in survivors ofRectalCancer (AIMS-RC).DesignSWOG S1820 is a multi-site, randomized trial of 94 post-treatment survivors of rectal cancer, comparing the intervention and attention control arms.SettingAffiliated institutions of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-supported National Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) and the National Clinical Trial Network (NCTN).ParticipantsSurvivors of rectal cancer who are between 6 and 24 months after treatment completion.InterventionAIMS-RC is a 17-week, 10 session telephone coaching program to help survivors of rectal cancer track their symptoms and improve their diets for better health and bowel function. It includes telephone-based coaching, resource manual, and personalized text/email messaging for motivation in between the telephone sessions.Main outcome measuresBowel function, low anterior resection syndrome score, quality of life (QOL), dietary quality, motivation, self-efficacy, positive/negative affect, feasibility, adherence, retention, acceptability.AnalysisThirty-seven participants per arm (74 total) provide 80% power to detect this 0.5 standard deviation effect size, based on a two-samplet-test with a 1-sided alpha?=?0.1. A total of 94 randomized participants will be accrued to account for 7% ineligibility and 15% attrition at 6 months.