Rural Women Connecting for Better Health
Group Phone-Based Weight Control for Rural Breast Cancer Survivors
Studienübersicht
Status
Status
Bedingungen
Bedingungen
Intervention / Behandlung
Intervention / Behandlung
Detaillierte Beschreibung
Phase 1 - Weight Loss (0-6 months)
- Weekly group phone counseling sessions for all participants (12-14 women per group) via conference call for 26 consecutive weeks
- Low-calorie, low-fat diet recommended, including 2 pre-packaged entrees, five one-cup servings of fruits and vegetables and meal replacement shakes (provided free of charge)
- Physical activity program program recommended, beginning with 15 minutes per day, 3 days a week, working toward a goal of 225 minutes a week
- Experienced group counselor facilitates all sessions
Phase 2 - Weight Loss Maintenance (6-18 months)
- Participants randomized to either group phone counseling or mail-based comparison with no phone counseling
- Weight loss maintenance group condition includes 26 bi-weekly phone sessions, while mail-based comparison includes 26 bi-weekly newsletters in the mail
- Focus is on problem-solving
Phase 3 - Transition to Self-Reliance (18-24 months)
- Lasts from 18-24 months
- No sessions or newsletter mailings
- Participants are encouraged to continue to self-monitor throughout this period
Studientyp
Studientyp
Einschreibung (Tatsächlich)
Einschreibung
Phase
Phase
- Unzutreffend
Kontakte und Standorte
Studienorte
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Kansas
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Kansas City, Kansas, Vereinigte Staaten, 66160
- University of Kansas Medical Center
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Teilnahmekriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Studienberechtigtes Alter
Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige
Studienberechtigte Geschlechter
Beschreibung
Inclusion Criteria:
- Breast cancer patients with a BMI 27-45 kg/m2
- Diagnosis of Stage 0-IIIc disease within the past 10 years (except Stage 0, treated with mastectomy only)
- Have completed all local and systemic therapy at least 3 months prior to entry
- Have clearance from their oncologist or current medical provider to participate in a weight control study
- Must be ≤ 75 years old
- Post-menopausal
- Participants must live in a rural area
- Have access to a phone
- Able to participate in the physical activity component of the intervention, i.e., be able to walk briskly unassisted and without serious medical risk
- Weight stable within ten pounds three months prior to entry
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women with insulin-dependent diabetes
- Ongoing participation in a formal weight loss program
- Ongoing use of pharmacotherapy for weight loss
- Ongoing use of medications that seriously affect weight and metabolism (e.g., steroids, phentermine)
- Positive screen for current substance abuse, major depression, or binge eating disorder
- Any cardiac or pulmonary disease preventing participation
- Treatment for any other cancers within the past year
- Previous bariatric surgery
Studienplan
Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?
Designdetails
- Hauptzweck: Verhütung
- Zuteilung: Zufällig
- Interventionsmodell: Parallele Zuordnung
- Maskierung: Keine (Offenes Etikett)
Anzahl der Arme
Waffen und Interventionen
Teilnehmergruppe / ArmTeilnehmergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlungIntervention / Behandlung |
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Experimental: Group (GRP) phone counseling
The group phone counseling includes 26 bi-weekly phone sessions from 6 to 18 months and focuses on group problem-solving.
Women continue in the same group as in weight loss intervention phase.
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Bi-weekly phone counseling sessions from 6 - 18 months
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Aktiver Komparator: Mail-based Comparison Condition
Participants in this group will receive a newsletter by mail every other week for 12 months starting after the initial 6 month weight loss period.
The newsletters will provide problem-solving tips and will review nutrition and physical activity information.
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Bi-weekly newsletter mailings from 6 - 18 months
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Was misst die Studie?
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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Weight loss maintenance
Zeitfenster: 6 - 18 months
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Examine the impact of group phone-based treatment on weight loss maintenance from 6 to 18 months, compared to a mail-based education COMPARISON condition, following a 6-month weight loss phase among obese rural breast cancer survivors.
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6 - 18 months
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Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen
Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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Quality of life
Zeitfenster: Baseline and 6, 12, 18, and 24 months
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Compare the effects of treatment conditions on aspects of quality of life important for breast cancer survivorship, including general physical, social, and emotional well-being, fatigue, arthralgia, lymphedema symptoms, menopausal symptoms, and depressive symptoms.
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Baseline and 6, 12, 18, and 24 months
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Breast cancer risk biomarkers
Zeitfenster: Baseline and 6 and 18 months
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Examine the association of weight change with changes in selected breast cancer risk biomarkers, including bioavailable estradiol, testosterone, and fasting insulin.
Examine whether modulation of biomarkers is sustained during weight loss maintenance.
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Baseline and 6 and 18 months
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Cost effectiveness
Zeitfenster: 18 months
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Compare the incremental cost-effectiveness of weight loss maintenance (kg below baseline) between group and control conditions.
Costs include fixed and variable provider costs (facility, time, phone charges, supplies) and fixed and variable participant costs (time, out-of-pocket expenses).
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18 months
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Mitarbeiter und Ermittler
Sponsor
Sponsor
Mitarbeiter
Mitarbeiter
Ermittler
Ermittler
- Hauptermittler: Christie Befort, Ph.D., University of Kansas Medical Center
Publikationen und hilfreiche Links
Allgemeine Veröffentlichungen
- Fazzino TL, Fabian C, Befort CA. Change in Physical Activity During a Weight Management Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors: Association with Weight Outcomes. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 Nov;25 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S109-S115. doi: 10.1002/oby.22007.
- Fazzino TL, Fleming K, Befort C. Alcohol Intake Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Change in Alcohol Use During a Weight Management Intervention. JMIR Cancer. 2016 Nov 9;2(2):e15. doi: 10.2196/cancer.6295.
- Fazzino TL, Sporn NJ, Befort CA. A qualitative evaluation of a group phone-based weight loss intervention for rural breast cancer survivors: Themes and mechanisms of success. Support Care Cancer. 2016 Jul;24(7):3165-73. doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3149-7. Epub 2016 Mar 2.
- Befort CA, Klemp JR, Fabian C, Perri MG, Sullivan DK, Schmitz KH, Diaz FJ, Shireman T. Protocol and recruitment results from a randomized controlled trial comparing group phone-based versus newsletter interventions for weight loss maintenance among rural breast cancer survivors. Contemp Clin Trials. 2014 Mar;37(2):261-71. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2014.01.010. Epub 2014 Jan 31.
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Studienaufzeichnungsdaten
Haupttermine studieren
Studienbeginn
Studienbeginn
Primärer Abschluss (Tatsächlich)
Primärer Abschluss
Studienabschluss (Tatsächlich)
Studienabschluss
Studienanmeldedaten
Zuerst eingereicht
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Studienaufzeichnungsaktualisierungen
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Begriffe im Zusammenhang mit dieser Studie
Schlüsselwörter
Zusätzliche relevante MeSH-Bedingungen
Andere Studien-ID-Nummern
Andere Studien-ID-Nummern
- 12633
- 1R01CA155014-01A1 (US NIH Stipendium/Vertrag)
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