CanPrevent: An intervention to improve lifestyle factors and decrease risk of colorectal cancer

Interventions: Participants will receive six x one hour telephone health coaching sessions over a six week period delivered by study-trained health professionals (‘health coaches’). The health coaching sessions will focus on supporting participants to make positive lifestyle changes (physical activity, diet, weight management, alcohol and smoking) and to uptake colorectal cancer screening consistent with the Australian national guidelines.
They will also receive (i) a participant handbook including educational information on lifestyle factors and colorectal cancer screening, (ii)worksheets and(ii) a pedometer.
The worksheets will be used to track dietary intake per day and number of steps per day. The worksheets are also used as a motivational tool to record goals, motivations and barriers to leading a healthy lifestyle.
Participants are instructed to wear the pedometer daily during waking hours throughout the 6 week intervention period and to record the number of steps per day.
Primary outcome(s): Physical Activity:Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire[Baseline, 6 weeks];Diet: Cancer Council New South Wales Brief Questionnaire[Baseline, 6 weeks];Quality of Life: Short Form 36(SF-36)[Baseline, 6 weeks]
Study Design: Purpose: Prevention; Allocation: Non-randomised trial; Masking: Open (masking not used);Assignment: Single group;Type of endpoint: Efficacy