Published on in Vol 14 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/65804, first published .
Community-Engaged Approach to Increase Physical Activity Among Black Individuals With Colorectal Cancer: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of the Physical Activity Centers Empowerment Study

Community-Engaged Approach to Increase Physical Activity Among Black Individuals With Colorectal Cancer: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of the Physical Activity Centers Empowerment Study

Community-Engaged Approach to Increase Physical Activity Among Black Individuals With Colorectal Cancer: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of the Physical Activity Centers Empowerment Study

Rachel Hirschey   1, 2 , PhD ;   Jingle Xu   1 , BSN, MS, MSN ;   Nathaniel Woodard   3 , MPH, PhD ;   Paulette Duggins   4 , BS ;   Deirdre F Lea   4 , MS ;   John L Milner   4 , MS ;   Karia Coleman Jr   4 , MS ;   Ashley Leak Bryant   1, 2 , PhD ;   Hanna K Sanoff   2, 5 , MD ;   Tammy Triglianos   1 , DNP ;   Baiming Zou   6 , PhD ;   Natasha Renee Burse   1 , MS, DrPH ;   Rebecca L Hoover   7 , BSN, MMB, PhD ;   Jennifer Leeman   1, 2 , MPH, DrPH ;   Stephanie B Wheeler   2, 8 , MPH, PhD ;   Claudio L Battaglini   2, 9 , PhD ;   Carmina G Valle   2, 10 , MPH, PhD

1 School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

2 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

3 Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

4 Stiving to Hold Accountability in Research Equity Community Advisory Board, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

5 Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

6 Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

7 Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States

8 Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

9 Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

10 Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Rachel Hirschey, PhD
  • School of Nursing
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 120 Medical Dr
  • Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 (919) 966 5686
  • Email: hirschey@unc.edu