DianaWeb: Before and After Study Online Based Participatory Research on Breast Cancer Women

Summary

DianaWeb is a community-based participatory research (CBPR) offered to Italian breast cancer patients. The aim of the study is the evaluation of effectiveness of a lifestyle and nutrition intervention to improve the prognosis. DianaWeb study utilizes an interactive website - http://www.dianaweb.org/ - to monitor patient life-style, and to obtain clinical, pathological and anthropometric data (height, body weight, waist circumference and blood pressure). Detailed instructions were provided for measuring at home. The website contains theoretical and practical advice to encourage women to follow healthy lifestyles and nutrition, and the indications emerging from research for women diagnosed with breast cancer.

DianaWeb study intends to recruit 50.000 women with breast cancer diagnosis.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

Community-based participatory research on diet and lifestyle

The intervention use a web site that contains a section to exchange information on recipes and on strategy to comply with the recommendations, and an agenda to inform on meetings, conferences, kitchen classes, walking groups, organised by the participant themselves. The investigators are developed specific recommendations for women with different characteristics. The investigators intend to improve the specificity of information with short questionnaires on portion size of relevant items using photographs or usual container in the kitchen and develop a health application for smartphone to facilitated a more efficient and timely exchange on information. The participants will receive a free phone number for emergencies, active 2 hours a day for 5 days a week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Of Perugia

  collaborator OTHER

• Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone Palermo

  collaborator OTHER

• Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Mantova

  collaborator OTHER

• Presidio Ospedaliero Unico "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Urbino

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Ospedale Città di Castello- Perugia

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Urbino "Carlo Bo"

  collaborator OTHER

• Fondazione Vita e Salute

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• ANNA VILLARINI, PhD · Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

90 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2016-06-21

Primary Completion

2023-12-31

Completion

2028-12-31

Countries

• Italy

Study Locations