Effectiveness of a Cancer Center Based Physical Activity Intervention

University of North Carolina System

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Physical Activity; Quality of Life

Treatments: Behavioral: Physical activity counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01173861

IRB 09-0887

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose: Examine the effectiveness of cancer center-based physical activity counseling on physical activity rates and quality of life in breast cancer survivors.

Hypothesis: Participants in the intervention group will indicate greater step counts and quality of life at the end of the intervention compared to the control group

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of breast cancer within the last 5 years
• Over the age of 18 years
• female

Exclusion criteria

• Non-ambulatory
• Poor cognitive function
• Contraindications for exercise as determined by the PAR-Q

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Physical activity counseling

Experimental group

Description:

Group receives face-to-face physical activity counseling.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physical activity counseling

Manual

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group receives physical activity manual.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physical activity counseling