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Energy Balance Interventions for Colorectal Cancer Prevention

NCT00653484 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2013-12-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Calories and physical exercise may affect the risk of developing cancer. It is not yet known whether a low-calorie diet and/or physical activity program is effective in preventing cancer in participants at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying diet and physical activity in healthy overweight, obese, or inactive participants at risk of developing colorectal cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physical Activity

BEHAVIORAL

Energy Restriction

BEHAVIORAL

Physical Activity and Energy Restriction

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Vanderbilt University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Charles Matthews, PhD · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-05-31
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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