Diet and Exercise-Based Counseling Program Compared With a Standard Counseling Program in Patients With Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

February 21, 2017 updated by: Duke University

Fresh Start: Promoting Health in Prostate Cancer Survivors

RATIONALE: An individualized, computer-designed health program may promote changes in diet and physical activity and may improve quality of life in patients who have early-stage prostate cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of an individualized, computer-designed diet and exercise-based counseling program with that of a standard counseling program in promoting health in patients who have early-stage prostate cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the effectiveness of a computer-tailored, correspondence course vs standardized materials in promoting changes in diet and physical activity (PA) behaviors in patients with early stage prostate or breast (closed to accrual as of 8/1/03) cancer who currently do not practice goal behavior in at least 2 of the following 3 areas: performance of moderate PA for at least 150 minutes per week; consumption of at least 5 servings of vegetables or fruit daily; or consumption of a diet with less than 30% fat (with less than 10% of kilocalories from either saturates or polyunsaturates).
  • Compare the health and quality of life of patients treated with these interventions.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients participate in a computer-tailored, correspondence course comprising personalized diet and exercise intervention and other health information over a 10-month period.
  • Arm II: Patients receive usual care comprising standardized print materials related to diet, exercise, cancer, and other pertinent health issues over a 10-month period.

In both arms, diet and exercise behavior, quality of life, co-morbidity status, depression, social support, worry, self efficacy, and coping style are assessed during phone interviews conducted at baseline, after completion of 10 months of study intervention, and then at 1 year. Intervention usefulness is assessed after completion of 10 months of study intervention.

Patients in both arms who live within a 1-hour drive from Duke University Medical Center may undergo blood draw to test for substances related to fruit and vegetable intake and measurement of height and weight. Patients may also be asked to wear a pedometer for a 1-week period.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 530 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
        • Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 120 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosed with early stage prostate or breast (closed to accrual as of 8/1/03) cancer within the past 9 months

  • Hormone receptor status:

    • Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 and over

Sex

  • Breast cancer (closed to accrual as of 8/1/03) patients must be female

Menopausal status

  • Not specified

Performance status

  • Not specified

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Not specified

Hepatic

  • Not specified

Renal

  • Not specified

Other

  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer
  • Able to speak and write in English
  • Performs insufficient exercise
  • Maintains a high-fat, low-vegetable, low-fruit diet

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Duke University

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, Duke Cancer Institute

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 6, 2002

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 23, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 21, 2017

Last Verified

November 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Pro00008521
  • DUMC-1306-04-7R3ER
  • DUMC-1306-01-7R2ER
  • NCI-H02-0090
  • CDR0000069500

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