RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL

Lifestyle Intervention of Food and Exercise for Lymphoma Survivors

Lifestyle Intervention of Food and Exercise for Lymphoma Survivors (LIFE - L)

About This Trial

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.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: 1. 18 years of age or older 2. Any sex/gender 3. Able to provide consent 4. Able to read or understand English or Spanish 5. Diagnosis of untreated Non-Hodgkin or Hodgkin lymphoma, requiring at least 6 cycles of chemotherapy, being treated with one of the following therapies at discretion of PIs: 1. R-CHOP or R-CHOP-like regimen 2. BR 3. BV-AVD or ABVD or checkpoint inhibitor+AVD 6. ECOG Performance Status grade of \<2 a. PI approval needed if ECOG = 2 7. Approval from treating oncologist, confirmed via email or in writing 8. Delivery of chemotherapy treatments at one of the following institutions: 1. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (including satellite/network sites) 2. University of Miami Hospital/UHealth Tower 9. Internet access on a smart phone, tablet, or computer 10. Willing to be randomized to a Mediterranean diet/home-based physical activity intervention or waitlist-control group. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: 1. Individuals younger than 18 years of age 2. Unable to provide consent 3. Unable to read or understand English or Spanish 4. Any contraindication for diet change or exercising as determined by physician 5. Currently following a vegan or ketogenic diet, or consuming more than 5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day for the prior month 6. Engaging in \>150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity on average per week for the prior month 7. History of dementia or major psychiatric disease 8. History of recent (≤1 yr) stroke, myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. 18 years of age or older 2. Any sex/gender 3. Able to provide consent 4. Able to read or understand English or Spanish 5. Diagnosis of untreated Non-Hodgkin or Hodgkin lymphoma, requiring at least 6 cycles of chemotherapy, being treated with one of the following therapies at discretion of PIs: 1. R-CHOP or R-CHOP-like regimen 2. BR 3. BV-AVD or ABVD or checkpoint inhibitor+AVD 6. ECOG Performance Status grade of \<2 a. PI approval needed if ECOG = 2 7. Approval from treating oncologist, confirmed via email or in writing 8. Delivery of chemotherapy treatments at one of the following institutions: 1. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (including satellite/network sites) 2. University of Miami Hospital/UHealth Tower 9. Internet access on a smart phone, tablet, or computer 10. Willing to be randomized to a Mediterranean diet/home-based physical activity intervention or waitlist-control group. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Individuals younger than 18 years of age 2. Unable to provide consent 3. Unable to read or understand English or Spanish 4. Any contraindication for diet change or exercising as determined by physician 5. Currently following a vegan or ketogenic diet, or consuming more than 5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day for the prior month 6. Engaging in \>150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity on average per week for the prior month 7. History of dementia or major psychiatric disease 8. History of recent (≤1 yr) stroke, myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

LIFE-L Mediterranean Diet

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.

BEHAVIORAL

LIFE-L Home-Based Exercise Program

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.

BEHAVIORAL

Supportive Materials

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.

Locations (1)

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States