With Love, Grandma ("Con Cariño, Abuelita") Pilot Study

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SYLVESTER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER · Feb 1, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

The "With Love, Grandma" pilot study is looking at how a digital program can help improve healthy lifestyle habits, like eating well and staying active, for Hispanic women who have survived breast, uterine, or ovarian cancer, as well as their adult daughters. The program will be accessible through computers and smartphones, making it easy to use. Researchers want to see if this approach is practical and if participants find it helpful, as well as to gather early information about its effects.

To be eligible for this study, participants need to be Hispanic grandmothers who have completed their cancer treatments and have a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher, which means they are considered overweight. Their adult daughters, who must also have a BMI of 25 or higher or engage in limited physical activity, can join as well. Both must live in South Florida, speak English or Spanish, and have access to a mobile device with internet. Participants can expect to engage with the program and share their experiences, helping researchers understand how to better support cancer survivors and their families in leading healthier lives.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Cancer Survivor Inclusion Criteria:
• • Grandmother
• • Self-identifies as Hispanic
• • Diagnosis of breast cancer (stages I-III), endometrial or ovarian cancer (stages I-II)
• • Completed active treatment (i.e., surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation)
• • Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 25 (overweight range)
• • Engages in \<150 minutes/week of moderate physical activity
• • English or Spanish speaking
• • Owns a mobile device with internet access (e.g., smartphone, tablet)
• • Lives in South Florida
• Daughter of Cancer Survivor Inclusion Criteria:
• • Adult daughter of the identified cancer survivor (21 years of age or older)
• • Has at least 1 living child ages ≤16 years old
• • Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 25 (overweight range) OR engages in \<150 minutes/week of moderate physical activity
• • English or Spanish speaking
• • Owns a mobile device with internet access (e.g., smartphone, tablet)
• • Lives in South Florida
• Daughter of Cancer Survivor Exclusion Criteria:
• • Has been diagnosed with distant metastatic cancer
• • Has not completed active treatment (i.e., surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation)
• • Has uncontrolled schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
• • Has a preexisting medical condition that precludes unsupervised physical activity (e.g., severe orthopedic conditions,wheelchair bound).
• Cancer Survivor Exclusion Criteria:
• • Has uncontrolled schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
• • Has a preexisting medical condition that precludes unsupervised physical activity (e.g., severe orthopedic conditions, wheelchair bound)