Status:
COMPLETED
The Women In Steady Exercise Research (WISER) Survivor Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Conditions:
Lymphedema
Eligibility:
FEMALE
Up to 80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
WISER Survivor is a one year weight loss and exercise study for sedentary breast cancer survivors who are overweight or obese with breast cancer related lymphedema. There will be four groups in this t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- breast cancer survivor
- overweight or obese (BMI of 25 or greater)
- must have breast cancer related lymphedema
- at least 6 months post-treatment (e.g. surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy) but there will be no upper limit on time elapsed from diagnosis
- the eligible age range will have no lower limit.
- currently free of cancer
Exclusion
- medical conditions or medications that would prohibit participation in an exercise program or would negatively impact our ability to test our primary aims
- inability to walk for 6 minutes unaided
- extremely obese (body mass index greater or equal to 50 kg/m2)
- plans for additional (e.g. curative or reconstructive) surgery during the study period
- self-report of weight-lifting within the past year
- already engaging in 3 or more times weekly aerobic activity of moderate intensity
- planning to move away from the area over the next year
- current use of weight loss medication (OTC or prescription)
- self-report of alcohol or substance abuse within the past 12 months, including at-risk drinking (current consumption of more than 14 alcoholic drinks per week)
- weight loss of greater than 10 % in the past 3 months
- history of bariatric surgery
- women who are pregnant
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
450 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01515124
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
May 1 2016
Last Update
October 10 2022
Active Locations (1)
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The Penn TREC Survivorship Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033