Lifestyle intervention in ovarian cancer enhanced survival (LIVES) study (NRG/GOG0225): Recruitment, retention and baseline characteristics of a randomized trial of diet and physical activity in ovarian cancer survivors

•Lifestyle factors -diet and physical activity- may improve survival for ovarian cancer survivors.•This randomized controlled trial (N=1205) ovarian cancer survivors is the first to test this hypothesis.•Rigorous design and protocols for centralized telephonic behavioral intervention delivery drive the trial's impact.