Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of a Low-Calorie Diet and/or Exercise Program on Risk Factors for Developing Breast Cancer in Overweight or Obese Postmenopausal Women

Lead Sponsor:

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Obesity

Eligibility:

FEMALE

50-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: A low-calorie diet and/or exercise program may help lower an overweight or obese postmenopausal woman's risk of developing breast cancer. It is not yet known whether a low-calorie diet and/...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Compare the effects of a 1-year exercise intervention, reduced-calorie diet intervention, or a combined exercise and reduced-calorie diet intervention vs no intervention on ser...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • At increased risk for developing breast cancer due to any of the following lifestyle risk factors:
  • Lack of physical activity
  • Excess weight
  • Obesity
  • Weight gain over lifetime
  • Body mass index \> 25.0
  • Physically able to undertake a moderate exercise or calorie reduction program
  • No history of invasive or in situ breast cancer
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Postmenopausal, defined by the absence of periods for the past 12 months
  • Able to attend study clinic visits and classes, and undergo study measurements
  • Able to fill out questionnaires and logs in English
  • No moderate to high alcohol intake (more than 2 drinks per day)
  • No concurrent smoking
  • No invasive cancer within the past 10 years except simple basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma
  • No diabetes mellitus
  • Fasting blood sugar \< 126 mg/dL (on 2 occasions)
  • Hematocrit 32-48%
  • WBC 3,000-15,000/mm³
  • Potassium 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
  • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • No abnormalities on screening physical that contraindicate study participation
  • No contraindications for treadmill testing or entry into a training program, including any of the following:
  • Myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • Pulmonary edema
  • Myocarditis
  • Pericarditis
  • Unstable angina
  • Pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (i.e., blood pressure \> 200/100 mm Hg)
  • Orthostatic hypotension
  • Moderate-to-severe aortic stenosis
  • Uncontrolled arrhythmia
  • Uncontrolled congestive heart failure
  • Third-degree heart block
  • Left bundle branch block
  • Thrombophlebitis
  • ST depression \> 3 mm at rest
  • History of cardiac arrest or stroke
  • Normal exercise treadmill testing (ETT)
  • Negative thallium or echo ETT required for patients with abnormal ETT (defined as ≥ 1.5 mm ST depression in \> 1 lead within 1-minute recovery OR ≥ 1.1 mm ST depression in \> 1 lead after 1-minute recovery OR reading of positive test by study doctor)
  • No drug abuse
  • No significant mental illness
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • More than 6 months since prior and no concurrent menopausal hormone replacement therapy of any type, including vaginal route
  • No concurrent participation in any other organized weight loss or exercise program
  • No concurrent appetite suppressant medication
  • No concurrent medications (e.g., weight-loss medications) likely to interfere with adherence to interventions or study outcomes

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    February 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    439 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00470119

    Start Date

    December 1 2004

    End Date

    February 1 2010

    Last Update

    September 10 2012

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    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

    Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109-1024