Lifestyle, Exercise, and Nutrition Study Early After Diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Breast Neoplasms
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed with Stage I-III breast cancer
- Scheduled to receive neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy
- Physically able to walk
- Able to complete forms, understand instructions and read intervention book in English
- Agrees to be randomly assigned to either intervention or usual care group
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who have completed their 2nd chemotherapy
- Women already practicing dietary or physical activity guidelines
- Are pregnant or intending to become pregnant in the next year
- Recent (past year) stroke/myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure/ejection fraction < 40%
- Presence of dementia or major psychiatric disease
- Non-English speaking
Sites / Locations
- Yale University
- Dana Farber Cancer Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Usual Care Group
Dietary/Physical Activity Intervention
Standardized breast cancer follow up care and materials regarding treatment (i.e., chemotherapy and endocrine therapy when relevant). Lifestyle intervention books for breast cancer survivors at the end of the 2-year study. Women will also be offered a counselling session with a registered study dietician at the end of the study.
Eleven 30-min counseling sessions over six months (weekly, then biweekly, then monthly) with additional sessions in the latter 6 months (5 additional monthly sessions for a total of 16 sessions), timed with their oncology visit or via telephone if not coming in for oncology visit. Sessions focus on motivating health dietary choices and physical activity (home-based program).