Breast Cancer, Osteoporosis
Conditions
Keywords
Osteoporosis, DXA Screening, Women, Breast Cancer, Survivors, Educational materials, Personal choices on delivery methods
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of the study protocol. The study protocol was designed to evaluate questions - Do educational materials improve dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) screening rates for women diagnosed with breast cancer and Does educational materials delivered by the participant's selected choice change DXA screening rates compared to the conventional mail method?.
Detailed description
Bone health management for osteoporosis is important for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Osteoporosis can lead to bones breaking easily. Broken bones may make living independently challenging. Effective bone health management can reduce the risk of broken bones. This study will examine whether providing osteoporosis information to women diagnosed with breast cancer will promote their bone health management. With the current advance in technology, people are more interested in receiving information by email or smartphone text messaging. This study will also examine whether delivering osteoporosis information in different ways will change bone health management.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEducational materials/mail
Participants in this group will receive any educational materials by mail during hte follow-up period.
BEHAVIORALEducational materials/participant choice
Participants in this group will not receive any educational materials by participant choice during hte follow-up period.
Sponsors
British Columbia Cancer Agency
University of British Columbia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Masking description
data analyst
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
65 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Women * Is 65-75 year old on July 1st, 2015 * Lives in British Columbia (BC), Canada * Reads and understands the information provided in English * Was diagnosed with breast cancer prior to July 1st, 2012 * Is not receiving surgery, radiation or chemotherapy for any cancers * Has not had breast cancer spread beyond her breast(s) and nearby lymph nodes * Has not had screening tests after July 1st, 2012 * Is not taking medications prescribed by doctors for osteoporosis
Exclusion criteria
* Is medically unfit for preventive care (death, cognitive impairment, nursing home admission, severe mental illness, etc), which will be determined by their family doctors * Have terminated patient-doctor relationship with her family doctor who is indicated in our record
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| DXA screening rates | 6 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of participants diagnosed with osteoporosis | 6 months | — |
| Percentage of participants initiating osteoporosis medication | 6 months | — |
| Changes in Calcium in take | 6 months | measured as mg per week using validated questionnaires |
| Changes in vitamin D status | 6 months | measured as scores using validated questionnaires |
| Changes in exercise patterns | 6 months | measured as scores using validated questionnaires |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed