Study Design and Methodologies for the Men Moving Forward Lifestyle Intervention Trial with Black Prostate Cancer Survivors

Authors

• Iwalola Awoyinka, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Patricia Sheean, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Paula E. Papanek, Marquette UniversityFollow
• Kathryn E. Flynn, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Kathryn Bylow, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Deepak Kilari, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Peter Gann, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Anjishnu Banerjee, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Melinda Stolley, Medical College of Wisconsin

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2026

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Source ISSN

1551-7144

Abstract

Backgound: Prostate cancer (PC) incidence and mortality rates are significantly higher among Black/African-American (Black) men compared to men of other race/ethnicities. Comorbidities and compromised quality of life are also greater challenges for this community of men. Many factors drive these differences among which body composition and health behaviors are important, yet modifiable contributors. Lifestyle interventions report beneficial results for PC survivors; however, the inclusion of Black men is critically limited. This paper describes Men Moving Forward (MMF) –a community-based lifestyle intervention for Black men with PC.

Methods/Design: This trial will randomize (1:1) 200 Black men with PC who completed treatment or are on active surveillance. The 16-week MMF intervention, conducted in partnership with the Milwaukee Recreation system, supports adoption of the American Cancer Society Nutrition and Physical Activity guidelines. Measures of body composition (primary), behavior (diet, physical activity), fitness, quality of life, and biomarkers of general health and PC recurrence risk are collected at baseline, post-intervention and at a 12-month follow-up. The primary hypothesis is that men receiving the MMF intervention will exhibit greater changes in body composition than those in the wait-list control group.

Discussion: The MMF trial addresses an important gap in the current literature, evaluating the potential efficacy of a lifestyle program developed with and for Black men with PC. Outcomes including body composition and biomarkers of general health and PC recurrence risk add to our knowledge and methodologies on health behaviors and PC survivorship. Study results will inform survivorship efforts for this high-risk, underrepresented population.

Comments

Accepted version. Contemporary Clinical Trials, Vol. 161 (2026): 108205. DOI. © 2026 Elsevier. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Awoyinka, Iwalola; Sheean, Patricia; Papanek, Paula E.; Flynn, Kathryn E.; Bylow, Kathryn; Kilari, Deepak; Gann, Peter; Banerjee, Anjishnu; and Stolley, Melinda, "Study Design and Methodologies for the Men Moving Forward Lifestyle Intervention Trial with Black Prostate Cancer Survivors" (2026). Exercise Science Faculty Research and Publications. 249.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/exsci_fac/249