Effectiveness of a Cancer Center Based Physical Activity Intervention

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breast Cancer; Quality of Life; Physical Activity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Physical activity counseling

• Registration Number: NCT01173861
• Lead Sponsor: East Carolina University

Brief Summary

Purpose: Examine the effectiveness of cancer center-based physical activity counseling on physical activity rates and quality of life in breast cancer survivors.

Hypothesis: Participants in the intervention group will indicate greater step counts and quality of life at the end of the intervention compared to the control group

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-03
• Study First Submitted: 2010-05-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-07-30
• Study First Posted: 2010-08-02
• Status Verified: 2012-07
• Primary Completion: 2012-07
• Study Completion: 2012-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-07-12
• Last Update Posted: 2012-07-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of breast cancer within the last 5 years
• Over the age of 18 years
• female

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-ambulatory
• Poor cognitive function
• Contraindications for exercise as determined by the PAR-Q

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Physical activity counseling	Physical activity counseling	Group receives face-to-face physical activity counseling.
Manual	Physical activity counseling	Group receives physical activity manual.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effectiveness of a cancer center based physical activity intervention for increasing physical activity in breast cancer survivors.	8 weeks	The primary outcome is to examine the effectiveness of a cancer center based physical activity intervention on increasing physical activity as measured by step counts on a pedometer.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effectiveness of a cancer center based physical activity counseling intervention on increasing quality of life in breast cancer survivors.	8 weeks	The secondary outcome is to examine the effectiveness of a cancer center based physical activity counseling intervention on improving quality of life in breast cancer survivors.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Leo Jenkins Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Greenville, North Carolina, United States