A Lifestyle Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Breast Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 80 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | April 2011 |
| End Date: | July 2015 |
Targeting the Teachable Moment: A Lifestyle Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors
1. The purpose of the study is to test the effectiveness of a new mail-based intervention
for breast cancer survivors compared with standard lifestyle management and
no-treatment.
2. This intervention addresses both lifestyle factors such as dietary and physical
activities and psychological issues specific to breast cancer survivors to improve
healthy behaviors.
for breast cancer survivors compared with standard lifestyle management and
no-treatment.
2. This intervention addresses both lifestyle factors such as dietary and physical
activities and psychological issues specific to breast cancer survivors to improve
healthy behaviors.
Participants will be assigned randomly to one of three groups: 1) newly developed mail-based
intervention (Targeting the Teachable Moment Intervention; TTMI), 2) standard Lifestyle
Intervention (SLM), and 3) usual care. Both TTMI and SLM focus on health behaviors, however
TTMI additionally addresses psychosocial issues specific to breast cancer survivors.
All participants will complete questionnaires at the time they start the study, the end of
the 4 months, and 3 months later for a follow-up.
If participants are assigned to any of the intervention group, they will receive materials
every other week for 4 months. If participants are assigned to the usual care group, they
will receive the same materials as the standard lifestyle intervention et the end of the 7
months.
intervention (Targeting the Teachable Moment Intervention; TTMI), 2) standard Lifestyle
Intervention (SLM), and 3) usual care. Both TTMI and SLM focus on health behaviors, however
TTMI additionally addresses psychosocial issues specific to breast cancer survivors.
All participants will complete questionnaires at the time they start the study, the end of
the 4 months, and 3 months later for a follow-up.
If participants are assigned to any of the intervention group, they will receive materials
every other week for 4 months. If participants are assigned to the usual care group, they
will receive the same materials as the standard lifestyle intervention et the end of the 7
months.
Inclusion Criteria:
- First diagnosed with breast cancer in the past 1.5 years
- stage 0~2 breast cancer
- no prior adjuvant treatment for another cancer
- Can read and write English
- Are not participating in other health behavior research right now
Exclusion Criteria:
- apparent serious mental disturbance
- male breast cancer survivors
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