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Diabetes Prevention Program With or Without Hunger Training in Helping to Lower Breast Cancer Risk in Obese Participants

Choosing Health and Cancer Risk Reduction Through Good Eating and Exercise

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03546972
Enrollment
51
Registered
2018-06-06
Start date
2017-12-17
Completion date
2026-11-30
Last updated
2025-10-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Deleterious BRCA1 Gene Mutation, Deleterious BRCA2 Gene Mutation, Ductal Breast Carcinoma In Situ, Obesity, Overweight, Premalignant Lesion

Brief summary

This pilot trial studies how well a diabetes prevention program with or without hunger training works in helping to lower breast cancer risk in obese participants. A diabetes prevention program involves learning about and receiving materials on different strategies to encourage weight loss, and hunger training involves learning how to recognize hunger. It is not yet known whether adding hunger training to a diabetes prevention program helps participants control their weight that could reduce the risk of some cancers.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the feasibility of adding hunger training to the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) using the following criteria: accrual rates \> 50%, attrition rates \< 20% and, in the DPP-plus-hunger training (HT) group, training protocol adherence rates \> 75%. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Estimate the magnitude of effect sizes and variation in outcome variables for the DPP-only and DPP-plus-HT interventions on changes in weight; in metabolic and breast cancer risk biomarkers (e.g., fasting insulin and blood glucose \[BG\] levels, levels of glycosylated hemoglobin, insulin resistance, adiponectin, interleukin-6, and C-reactive protein); and in proposed behavioral mediators (e.g., reduction in total energy intake, overall eating frequency, percent of eating events occurring at or below the average fasting blood BG level). II. Examine the mediation effects of proposed mechanisms of the interventions related to individual-level behavioral measures of eating self-regulation on the proposed outcomes using a multimodal approach of validated questionnaires and reliable ecological momentary assessment method. OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 groups. GROUP A: Participants take part in DPP once a week over 1 hour for 16 weeks. GROUP B: Participants take part in DPP once a week over 1 hour for 16 weeks and hunger training once a week during weeks 2-6.

Interventions

OTHERQuestionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
30 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Body Mass Index (BMI) \>= 27 kg/m\^2. * At high risk of developing breast cancer defined by one or more of the following: Gail model lifetime risk \> 20% or a 5 year risk \>1.66%, a history of deleterious BRCA1/2 mutation or mantle radiation, a history of ductal cancer in situ, or a history of high risk premalignant breast lesion. * 12 months without a period/menstrual cycle or having had a bilateral oophorectomy. * Ability to take digital time stamped photos. * Internet access (daily). * Reports being proficient in English (can read/write and speak fluently).

Exclusion criteria

* Previous participation in this trial. Participation is defined as screening. Re-screening is not allowed except for individuals excluded for BMI. Patients previous screened as ineligible due to BMI are allowed to be re-screened and enrolled if eligible. * Has a current measured BMI less than 27 kg/m\^2. * Reports being unwilling to use Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), which requires daily blood sampling by finger pricks. * Currently being actively treated for cancer other than nonmelanoma skin cancer. * Known inability to participate in the ongoing appointments for the four months of the study and scheduled follow-up tests. * Reported current diagnosis or history of type I diabetes or type 2 diabetes. * Reported use of oral antidiabetic agents (OADs). * Current use of any drug (except metformin) or anticipated change in concomitant medication, which the investigator's opinion could interfere with the glucose metabolism (e.g. systemic corticosteroids). * Previous or current treatment with any insulin regimen other than basal insulin, e.g. prandial or pre-mixed insulin (short term treatment due to intercurrent illness including gestational is allowed at the discretion for the investigator). * Previous or current treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists (e.g. exenatide, liraglutide). * Fasting blood glucose level \> 126 and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) \> 7%. * Subjects considered by the investigator as unsuitable for the study for reasons not otherwise stated.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Feasibility of adding hunger training (HT) to Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) as assessed by recruitment rateUp to 2 yearsMeasured by percentage of participants who enroll in the study.
Feasibility of adding hunger training (HT) to Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) as assessed by drop-out ratesUp to 2 yearsMeasured by percentage of participants who leave the study.
Feasibility of adding hunger training (HT) to Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) as assessed by completion ratesUp to 2 yearsMeasured by percentage of participants who complete the study.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes in weight lossBaseline to 2 yearsWill use linear regression to study the effects of participant characteristics (i.e., weight history) and their interactions with the treatment groups.
Changes in metabolic and breast cancer risk biomarkersBaseline to 2 yearsBiomarkers will be assessed through blood draws.
Changes in proposed behavioral mediators through surveyAt baseline and at 16 weeksEating patterns will be assessed through survey ASA24 (Automated Self-assessment).

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026