The BurnAlong Study
Who can participate?
Survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer who are currently 18-25 years old.
What?
- Survivors will participate in a virtual physical activity
- program and a social networking platform, BurnAlong
- Survivors will be asked to exercise with a friend or family member of their choice for 12 weeks
- Partners can choose which exercise classes they wish to take
- Each participant will receive a FitBit to monitor their movement and sleep patterns
- Participants will be asked to complete virtual fitness assessments, surveys and one-on-one interviews
Why?
We would like your input and participation to help us learn:
- How to best support the long-term wellbeing of AYA survivors through physical activity
- How peer-based virtual physical activity and social networking can impact survivors’ quality of life
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Interested?
If you would like a study team member to provide you with more information, please provide your contact information on the form linked below https://iredcap.csmc.edu/surveys/?s=RH3YXLF8YHNH9D4E
For more information, contact the principal investigator, Celina Shirazipour, PhD, at celina.shirazipour@cshs.org
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