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Weight Loss Counseling for African American Women Who Are Breast Cancer Survivors

NCT00872677 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 31

Last updated 2013-04-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: A culturally sensitive weight loss program for obese African American breast cancer survivors may be more effective than a standard weight loss program in helping women lose weight.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying personalized weight loss counseling to see how well it works in African American women who are breast cancer survivors.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Diet

Talk to study dietitian (eight in person or by phone) weekly for the first 3 months, every other week for the next 3 months and monthly thereafter.

OTHER

Spiritual counseling

Spiritual counselor weekly in months 6-9, every other week in months 9-12 and monthly thereafter.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael S. Simon, MD, MPH · Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-05-31
Primary Completion
2006-10-31
Completion
2008-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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