Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Diet and Exercise on Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conditions:

Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

19+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This pilot/feasibility trial seeks to explore whether an acute bout of negative energy balance prior to surgery affects biomarkers of neoplasia. Forty overweight or obese postmenopausal women diagnose...

Detailed Description

Obesity is a known risk factor for invasive breast cancers that occur post-menopause. Obese women also die twice as frequently from breast cancer than those of normal weight. Numerous preclinical stud...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Postmenopausal women with intermediate-to-high nuclear grade DCIS or stage I or II breast cancer who elect surgery and who have \>3-week lag-time between the start of the intervention and their scheduled surgery;
  • Overweight or obese (BMI:25-60);
  • English speaking/reading
  • Willing to be assigned to either study arm

Exclusion

  • Have a pre-existing medical condition(s) that preclude adherence to unsupervised exercise;
  • Have a current medical condition that affects weight status;
  • Has an active malignancy, other than DCIS, invasive breast cancer, or non-melanoma skin cancer;
  • Currently enrolled in a weight loss program
  • Have received or scheduled to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to mastectomy or lumpectomy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

32 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02224807

Start Date

July 1 2014

End Date

July 1 2018

Last Update

August 31 2018

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294