Weight Management After Cancer for Survivors in Rural Communities
Recruiting · NCT07426952 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Duke University
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What this trial is about
This study is testing a new program called WeCan-Rural, designed to help breast cancer survivors manage symptoms and build healthy habits like eating well, staying active, and managing their weight. These changes may help lower the risk of heart disease after cancer treatment. The study will answer two main questions: * Can study team successfully recruit and keep participants in the study, and will the participants find the program helpful and easy to follow? * Will participants who join the program see better results in areas like weight, symptoms, diet, physical activity, and confidence in managing the participant's health compared to those who receive standard care? Here's what participants will do: * Visit the participant's clinic twice (about 12 weeks apart) to be weighed, have the blood pressure checked, give a blood sample, and complete a short walking test * Fill out online surveys about the participant's health, diet, physical activity, symptoms, and confidence in managing the participant's health * Be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to either receive the WeCan-Rural program or standard health information * If assigned to the program, attend 12 weekly one-hour video sessions on Zoom with a trained therapist
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- aged 18 years or older
- female (biological sex)
- diagnosis of stage I-III breast cancer
- completed treatments with curative intent (with the exception of hormonal treatments) in the last 5 years
- body mass index \>30
- healthy enough to participate in home-based physical activity
- able to speak/read English
- reports rating of ≥4 (i.e., moderate or more severe) out of 10 for one or more of the following symptoms at its worst in the last month (per the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory): pain, fatigue, sadness, and/or distress
Exclusion criteria
- visual, hearing or cognitive impairment or severe mental illness interfering with participation
Where it is running
5 locations listed across 1 US state.
- Duke University Medical Center - Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Maria Parham Cancer Center - Henderson, North Carolina, United States
- Scotland Health - Laurinburg, North Carolina, United States
- UNC Health Southeastern - Lumberton, North Carolina, United States
- UNC Health Johnston - Smithfield, North Carolina, United States