The purpose of this study is to test a 12-week physical activity intervention program that aims to help cancer survivors become and stay more active, using wearable sensors (a Fitbit wristband and a continuous glucose monitor) and receiving informative text messages about exercise. This study was funded by the American Institute of Cancer Research.
Recruitment for this study ended in August 2025. We enrolled a total of 60 cancer survivors in this study. Of these study participants, 26 finished the intervention program (receiving personalized text messages about their daily physical activity and glucose levels) and 26 finished the control program (receiving personalized text messages about their physical activity only). We will soon start the data analysis phase to examine any differences between the intervention and control groups, as well as to explore the associations between daily physical activity and glucose patterns. Stay tuned!
Conference presentations related to this study:
- Liao, Y., Pavuluri, D., Chang, K. Y., Liu, Z., Hwang, C. L., Fadel, P. J., Brothers, R. M., Ali, S., Schembre, S. S. & Basen-Engquist, K. M. (2024, April). Daily glucose pattern and physical activity levels in cancer survivors: Preliminary results from remote monitoring. Poster presented at the 2024 American Physiology Summit, Long Beach, CA.
- On, A., Brannon, G. E., Loya-Rivera, D., Vu, J. P., Ali S., Pan Z., Basen-Engquist K. M., Schembre S. S., & Liao Y. (2025, March). Perceptions of personalized glucose-based biofeedback messages to promote physical activity in cancer survivors. Poster presented at the 2025 Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.