A Mail and Video-based Weight Loss Trial in Breast Cancer Survivors (LEAN3)
Breast Cancer Survivorship, Obesity
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Breast Cancer Survivorship
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Overweight individuals (BMI >= 25.0 kg/m2)
- Breast cancer survivors who have completed chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy
- Stage 0-III
- The ability to be physically able to exercise (e.g. walk at a moderate pace)
- Agree to random assignment to either group
- Give informed consent to participate in all study activities
- Accessible by telephone
- Able read and communicate in English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or intending to become pregnant in the next year
- Recent (past 6 months) stroke or myocardial infarction
- Severe uncontrolled mental illness
Sites / Locations
- Yale University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
LEAN
Waitlist Control
Participants randomized to the weight loss program will initially receive the LEAN book, as well as a CD and flash drive with the LEAN videos (and internet link), a pedometer and the Log Book for recording their food intake and physical activity. Written instructions in the LEAN book will include recording daily diet and exercise in the logs. At the end of the study, participants will return, via a stamped addressed envelope, the logs to the study office so compliance can be assessed.
Participants randomized to the waitlist control study arm will be mailed the six-month questionnaires, which will include reporting of weight. On return of the 6-month questionnaires each woman will be provided with the entire weight loss program packet.