Nutrition Awareness Among Women With Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer

January 28, 2026 updated by: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

This study explores perspectives of women with non-metastatic breast cancer regarding their willingness and ability to make dietary changes pertaining to foods/food products that may pose a risk to their cancer prognosis and survival.

This is a single-group study conducted entirely online. All study activities, including consent, educational brochure and surveys, will be completed remotely. Participants will receive email invitations to complete questionnaires in REDCap.

Questionnaire 1 will collect sociodemographic information (no PHI) and a brief dietary recall.

Questionnaire 2 will assess identification of ultra-processed foods. Before Questionnaire 3, participants will review a two-page educational flyer explaining the link between diet, obesity, and cancer, with information on unhealthy calories and food processing.

Questionnaire 3 will assess participants' willingness and ability to eat healthier foods and reduce unhealthy foods.

At study completion, participants will receive a thank-you message and a brief satisfaction survey.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

200

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 Contact

Study Locations

  • United States
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27519
        • Recruiting
        • UNC Cancer Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Kirsten A Nyrop, PhD

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age >18 -Female
  • Diagnosis of non-metastatic breast cancer
  • Completion of primary treatment for breast cancer
  • No recurrence or metastasis; or no other cancer other than basal or squamous cell
  • Willingness to provide a private email address for all study activities
  • Ability to read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to comply with one or more of the inclusion criteria

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Non-metastatic breast
Women aged 18 or older with a diagnosis of non-metastatic breast cancer and having completed all of their primary treatment for early-stage breast cancer (Stage I, II or II); they can be on endocrine treatment.
Behavioral: Educational Brochure
The two-page educational brochure is emailed to participants after Questionnaire 2 and before they begin Questionnaire 3.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Willingness and ability to make dietary changes
Time Frame: Baseline
the perspectives of women with non-metastatic breast cancer on their willingness and ability to make dietary changes related to specific foods and food products will be assessed. Responses will be collected using a patient-reported questionnaire with a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "Unwilling" to "Very Willing" and "Unable" to "Very Able." Higher scores indicate greater willingness and ability to make healthier dietary choices.
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kirsten Nyrop, PhD, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 20, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 28, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 28, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

February 5, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 28, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 25-2834

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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