Enhancing Exercise in Breast Cancer Survivors

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Changing your habits brochure; Behavioral: Testimonials from breast cancer survivors; Behavioral: Tips for making exercise enjoyable and personally-valued; Behavioral: Newsletter about physical activity and breast cancer survivors

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01849978

Pro00044422

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will examine whether or not providing early stage breast cancer survivors with tips on making exercise more enjoyable promotes greater levels of moderate to strenuous exercise.

Enrollment: 81 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• no health restrictions on performing moderate to strenuous physical activity
• must be 18 years or older and able to give legal consent

Exclusion criteria

• may not be participating in another research study regarding exercise
• restrictions on performing physical activity

Trial design

81 participants in 2 patient groups

Control arm

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this arm will receive the newsletter about their reported minutes of physical activity and the benefits of physical activity specific to breast cancer survivors, and the brochure "Changing your habits," developed by the NIH.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Changing your habits brochure

Behavioral: Newsletter about physical activity and breast cancer survivors

Habit Formation Arm

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this arm will receive all of the intervention materials.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Testimonials from breast cancer survivors

Behavioral: Changing your habits brochure

Behavioral: Newsletter about physical activity and breast cancer survivors

Behavioral: Tips for making exercise enjoyable and personally-valued