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NCT Number: NCT01849978

Enhancing Exercise in Breast Cancer Survivors

This study will examine whether or not providing early stage breast cancer survivors with tips on making exercise more enjoyable promotes greater levels of moderate to strenuous exercise.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27701, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • no health restrictions on performing moderate to strenuous physical activity
  • must be 18 years or older and able to give legal consent

Exclusion criteria

  • may not be participating in another research study regarding exercise
  • restrictions on performing physical activity

Treatment and study plan

Newsletter about physical activity and breast cancer survivors

Behavioral

Both groups will receive a newsletter that covers: 1) the recommendation to pursue at least 150 mins/week of moderate to strenuous intensity PA, 2) the benefits of PA specific to breast cancer survivors (e.g., reducing in death and breast cancer recurrence), and 3) their total minutes of moderate to strenuous intensity PA and how this compares to the recommendation.

Changing your habits brochure

Behavioral

Both groups will receive the brochure titled "Changing Your Habits: Steps to Better Health", developed by the NIH, that describes, based a person's stage of change, the benefits of PA, how to overcome common barriers to PA, and if ready, how to plan for PA.

Tips for making exercise enjoyable and personally-valued

Behavioral

Participants will get a list of potentially enjoyable activities and a space to list other activities after they consider aspects that can make events fun/interesting.13 Aspects to consider include: location (indoors vs. outdoors, the latter which may appeal to some), hobbies that can involve PA (e.g., sports, dancing), whether the activity is made more enjoyable by having it performed by oneself or with others (e.g., team activities vs. individual activities); what valued outcomes may be achieved (e.g., sense of competence, pride, better health, body image), accompanying activities that are pleasant (e.g., listening to music), etc.

Testimonials from breast cancer survivors

Behavioral

Participants will get two to three testimonials of actual breast cancer survivors. These testimonials will include story-like details of what these survivors find enjoyable about exercising and what they have done to make exercise enjoyable.

Primary outcomes

  1. change in number of minutes of moderate to strenuous physical activity

    Time frame: baseline, 1 month and 3 months

    participants will self-report minutes of physical activity at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after receiving intervention materials.

Secondary outcomes

  1. changes in joy and satisfaction with physical activity

    Time frame: baseline, 1 month, and 3 months

    participants will self-report via questionnaire their joy and satisfaction with their average physical activity level.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Duke University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
May 9, 2013
Registry last updated
Jan 14, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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