Lifestyle Intervention of Food and Exercise for Lymphoma Survivors
Lifestyle Intervention of Food and Exercise for Lymphoma Survivors (LIFE - L)
University of Miami
140 participants
Apr 26, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate if a mediterranean diet and exercise program for Lymphoma patients during chemotherapy can improve treatment completion and reduce treatment-related side effects.
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Interventions
Mediterranean Diet will include goals of: 4+ vegetable servings (2-4 cups) daily, 2+ fruit servings (1.5-2 cups) daily, 2+ whole grain servings daily, 1+ legume serving daily, 1+ serving nuts and seeds daily, and seafood 2 times per week. Limit or avoid highly processed foods, sugar-sweetened beverages and foods, processed meats, red meat, and alcohol.
The Home-Based Exercise Program will include goals of: 150+ minutes moderate or 75+ minutes vigorous exercise per week, completed in sessions of at least 10-minute duration, including daily aerobic exercise plus two resistance-based exercise sessions per week.
Participants will receive an informational study notebook, an exercise reference poster and videos, a Fitbit, and three stretch bands of different intensities. Participants will also receive supportive and informational text messages or emails three (3) times per week during the study; participants can opt-out of these messages. Participants will be requested to utilize the Fitbit app to track exercise sessions, as well as the MyFitnessPal app to track their diet. Support to set up apps will be provided by research staff. For participants who choose not to use the app, a laminated diet and exercise tracking sheet with dry erase marker will be provided, and participants will be advised to send a picture of their completed tracking sheet by text message to research staff each week.
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NCT05839210