Breast Cancer, Physical Activity, Quality of Life
Conditions
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
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPhysical activity counseling
20-30 minutes of face-to-face physical activity counseling using motivational interviewing followed by 3 20 minute telephone counseling sessions.
Sponsors
East Carolina University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed