ISRCTN ISRCTN17421871
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN17421871
Secondary identifying numbers 17783
Submission date
29/07/2015
Registration date
29/07/2015
Last edited
19/03/2024
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Cancer
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/find-a-clinical-trial/a-trial-looking-at-a-lifestyle-programme-for-people-who-have-had-cancer-treatment-ascot

Study website

Contact information

Dr Rebecca Beeken
Public

University of Leeds
Worsley Building
Level 10
Clarendon Way
Woodhouse
Leeds
LS2 9JT
United Kingdom

ORCiD logoORCID ID 0000-0001-8287-9351
Phone +44 (0)113 3430741
Email r.beeken@leeds.ac.uk

Study information

Study designBoth; Interventional and Observational; Design type: Process of Care, Cohort study
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use contact details to request a participant information sheet
Scientific titleAdvancing Survivorship after Cancer: Outcomes Trial
Study acronymASCOT
Study objectivesThe Advancing Survival in Cancer Outcomes Trial (ASCOT) is aimed helping cancer patients adhere to the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) guidelines for a healthy lifestyle. ASCOT involves a:
1. Lifestyle survey
2. Habit based lifestyle intervention

The ASCOT survey will be sent to patients diagnosed with breast, prostate or colorectal cancer in 2012/2013 in an NHS Trust in London or Essex. The survey contains questions on lifestyle (diet, physical activity, alcohol, smoking, sleep and weight), psychosocial outcomes (fatigue and quality of life) and information on advice received, and desire for lifestyle advice (timing, format, type). Patients will also be given the opportunity to participant in the ASCOT trial. The ASCOT trial is an individually randomised controlled trial examining whether a leaflet (with phone consultation and website) that provides the WCRF lifestyle recommendations for lifestyle for cancer survivors, using habit theory to help patients find simple ways to incorporate healthy habits into their routines, can improve lifestyle.
Ethics approval(s)NRES Committee South Central - Oxford B, 05/12/2014, ref: 14/SC/1369;
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedTopic: Cancer; Subtopic: All Cancers/Misc Sites; Disease: All
InterventionASCOT is a lifestyle intervention (a leaflet developed in consultation with clinicians and patients, a phone consultation and a website) aimed at helping cancer patients adhere to the World Cancer Research Fund lifestyle guidelines for cancer survivors. ASCOT uses habit theory to incorporate simple habits and tips to facilitate behaviour change.
Follow Up Length: 6 month(s)
Study Entry : Single Randomisation only
Intervention typeBehavioural
Primary outcome measureCurrent primary outcome measures (as of 10/01/2018)
Composite health behaviour risk index; Timepoint(s): 0, 3, 6 and 24 months

Previous primary outcome measures
Composite health behaviour risk index; Timepoint(s): 0, 3 and 6 months
Secondary outcome measuresCurrent secondary outcome measures (as of 10/01/2018)
1. Alcohol (AUDIT C questionnaire); Timepoint(s): 0, 3, 6 and 24 months
2. Dietary intake (24 hour dietary recall phone calls); Timepoint(s): 0, 3, 6 and 24 months
3. Physical activity (pedometer and questionnaire); Timepoint(s): 0, 3, 6 and 24 months
4. Quality of Life (EQ-5D-5L); Timepoint(s): 0, 3, 6 and 24 months
5. Sleep (questionnaire); Timepoint(s): 0, 3, 6 and 24 months
6. Smoking status (questionnaire); Timepoint(s): 0, 3, 6 and 24 months

Previous secondary outcome measures
1. Alcohol (AUDIT C questionnaire); Timepoint(s): 0, 3 and 6 months
2. Dietary intake (24 hour dietary recall phone calls); Timepoint(s): 0, 3 and 6 months
3. Physical activity (pedometer and questionnaire); Timepoint(s): 0, 3 and 6 months
4. Quality of Life (EQ-5D-5L); Timepoint(s): 0, 3 and 6 months
5. Sleep (questionnaire); Timepoint(s): 0, 3 and 6 months
6. Smoking status (questionnaire); Timepoint(s): 0, 3 and 6 months
Overall study start date13/02/2015
Completion date31/08/2023

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participantsPlanned Sample Size: 5000; UK Sample Size: 5000; Description: We will recruit up to 5000 for the cohort study. We will aim to recruit up to 950 patients into the trial. Based on previous lifestyle trials using a composite score we aim to detect a modest increased in risk index of 0.2 standard deviations at 3 months, and with 80% power and 5% two sided statistical significance we will required around 350 participants in each group.
Total final enrolment1348
Key inclusion criteriaCurrent inclusion criteria as of 18/12/2020:
ASCOT patient survey:
All individuals diagnosed with breast, prostate or colorectal cancer in 2012-2015 at an NHS trust in London or Essex.

ASCOT pilot trial:
1. Adults aged at least18 years (no upper age limit)
2. Individuals diagnosed with non-metastatic breast, prostate or colorectal cancer in 2012-2015
3. Individuals not receiving active anti-cancer treatment (except for those oral anti-cancer treatments taken at home who can be included)
4. Individuals who are able to understand spoken and written English

Previous inclusion criteria:
ASCOT patient survey:
All individuals diagnosed with breast, prostate or colorectal cancer in 2012 or 2013 at an NHS trust in London or Essex.

ASCOT pilot trial:
1. Adults aged at least18 years (no upper age limit)
2. Individuals diagnosed with non-metastatic breast, prostate or colorectal cancer in 2012 or 2013
3. Individuals not receiving active anti-cancer treatment (except for those oral anti-cancer treatments taken at home who can be included)
4. Individuals who are able to understand spoken and written English
Key exclusion criteriaASCOT pilot trial:
1. Individuals with metastatic disease
2. Individuals on active anti-cancer treatment requiring hospital admission
3. Individuals with severe cognitive impairment
Date of first enrolment20/05/2015
Date of final enrolment01/04/2019

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centres

Broomfield Hospital
Court Road
Chelmsford Essex
CM1 7ET
United Kingdom
Basildon Hospital
Nethermayne
Essex
SS16 5NL
United Kingdom
University College London Hospital
250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

University College London Joint Research Office
University/education

Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
England
United Kingdom

ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/02jx3x895

Funders

Funder type

Charity

Cancer Research UK
Private sector organisation / Other non-profit organizations
Alternative name(s)
CR_UK, Cancer Research UK - London, CRUK
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date31/12/2024
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot expected to be made available
Publication and dissemination planThe results of the trial will be disseminated in relevant scientific conferences and meetings. The results will also be written up as paper publications and submitted to scientific, peer reviewed journals. This is planned for the first half of 2018.
IPD sharing planWe will not be sharing participant level data as participants have not consented to this, and it would therefore be against data protection legislation. The data will be held at UCL on a data safehaven which uses a walled garden approach to secure data storage. We may share anonymised data after our primary data are published, but only if formally requested so we can control the nature of the analyses.

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 23/11/2016 Yes No
HRA research summary 28/06/2023 No No

Editorial Notes

19/03/2024: Contact details updated. The intention to publish date was changed from 31/08/2023 to 31/12/2024.
21/09/2022: The following changes were made to the trial record:
1. The overall end date was changed from 01/09/2022 to 31/08/2023.
2. The intention to publish date was changed from 01/01/2023 to 31/08/2023.
14/03/2022: The following changes were made to the trial record:
1. The overall end date was changed from 01/06/2022 to 01/09/2022.
2. The intention to publish date was changed from 01/03/2022 to 01/01/2023.
04/10/2021: The following changes have been made:
1. The overall trial end date has been changed from 01/02/2022 to 01/06/2022.
2. The intention to publish date has been changed from 01/10/2021 to 01/03/2022.
13/04/2021: The following changes were made to the trial record:
1. The overall trial end date was changed from 01/11/2021 to 01/02/2022.
2. The intention to publish date was changed from 01/04/2021 to 01/10/2021.
18/12/2020: The following changes were made to the trial record:
1. The recruitment end date was changed from 03/11/2017 to 01/04/2019.
2. The overall trial end date was changed from 03/11/2020 to 01/11/2021.
3. The intention to publish date was changed from 01/06/2018 to 01/04/2021.
4. Total final enrolment and trial website added.
5. The inclusion criteria and contact details were updated.
10/01/2018: The following changes were made:
1. Recruitment end date was changed from 30/09/2016 to 03/11/2017.
2. Overall trial end date was changed from 31/03/2017 to 03/11/2020.
3. Intention to publish date was changed from 30/06/2017 to 01/06/2018.
4. IPD sharing statement was added.
5. Outcome measures were updated.
30/11/2016: Publication reference added.

The registration of this study was initiated in 13/11/2014 and finalised on 29/07/2015. Following the prospective submission on 23/07/2015, there were no changes to the protocol prior to registration being finalised. The recruitment started on 20/05/2015, after initiation of public registration.