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Effect of a Low-Calorie Diet and/or Exercise Program on Risk Factors for Developing Breast Cancer in Overweight or Obese Postmenopausal Women

NCT00470119 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 439

Last updated 2012-09-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: A low-calorie diet and/or exercise program may help lower an overweight or obese postmenopausal woman's risk of developing breast cancer. It is not yet known whether a low-calorie diet and/or exercise program are more effective than no diet or exercise program in lowering an overweight or obese postmenopausal woman's risk of developing breast cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying the effect of a low-calorie diet and/or exercise program on risk factors for developing breast cancer compared with no diet or exercise program in overweight or obese postmenopausal women.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

behavioral dietary intervention

A group based modification of the DPP and LookAHEAD lifestyle programs with a goal of 10% weight loss

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise intervention

Facility based and home-based exercise designed to increase moderate-to-vigorous aerobic activity in participants to 45 mins/day 5 days/week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-12-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2010-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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