Clinical trial NCT05792566: ATOMIC Mobile App to Increase Physical Activity (PA) Levels in Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Official title: Development and Usability Testing of the ATOMIC Mobile App to Increase Physical Activity (PA) Levels in Children, Adolescent and Young Adults (AYA) Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pediatric Cancer
Lead sponsor: Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: The Hospital for Sick Children
First posted: 2023-03-31
Enrollment: 33
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 10
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: There are 3 phases of this study:

1. Participants will be shown features from the ATOMIC app and asked to discuss what features they like and what additional content, features and functionalities they would want for a specific PA app focused on pediatric cancer survivors. This information will be used to adapt the app.
2. Use a "talking aloud" approach as they encounter issues with completing a series of tasks related to using the app. The design team and the research team will develop a new iteration of the platform that will then be vetted by our app creation committee and the next interview participants.
3. "Real Life" Usability Testing. 6 pediatric cancer survivors. Individualized aerobic and resistance exercise intervention. The social-cognitive-theory-based mobile app will support the exercise intervention. One-on-one messaging chats with a PA coach through the mobile app will facilitate exercise goal establishment and attainment.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Development and Usability Testing of the ATOMIC Mobile App to Increase Physical Activity (PA) Levels in Children, Adolescent and Young Adults (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer

Detailed description: The purpose of this program of research is to (1) determine the adaptations required of a pre-existing mobile fitness app to tailor it for childhood cancer survivors using a behavioral theory driven approach (Social Cognitive Theory) and (2) develop and evaluate the usability of the adapted mobile app using the Technology Assessment Model. The Technology Assessment Model (TAM), which theorizes the individuals' intentions to use information technology, is based on two driving factors: perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. Future studies will evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of this app.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Children, adolescent and young adults (AYA) ages 10 to 30 years
* diagnosis with a pediatric cancer diagnosis that requires the treatment of anthracycline therapy
* Able to speak English fluently (App currently only in English at this time)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pediatric cancer survivors who will not be treated with anthracycline therapy
* Unable to cooperate with interviewing
* Unable to understand the content of interviews
* Non-English speaking

Primary outcomes:
measure: Ease of use and user errors will be documented for each individual during usability testing, by completing several tasks while navigating the mobile app platform
timeFrame: 1 year
measure: The Acceptability E-Scale is six-item tool that has been validated for assessing the usability, acceptability, and satisfaction of web based programs with statements ranked on a five point scale from very difficult to very easy
timeFrame: 1 year
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Locations:
city: Hartford
country: United States
facility: Connecticut Children's Medical Center
state: Connecticut
Study officials:
affiliation: CT Children's Medical Center
name: Olga H Toro-Salazar
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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