Weight Management After Cancer for Survivors in Rural Communities

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorDuke University

About this trial

This study is testing a new program called WeCan-Rural, designed to help breast cancer survivors manage symptoms and build healthy habits like eating well, staying active, and managing their weight. These changes may help lower the risk of heart disease after cancer treatment.

The study will answer two main questions:

* Can study team successfully recruit and keep participants in the study, and will the participants find the program helpful and easy to follow? * Will participants who join the program see better results in areas like weight, symptoms, diet, physical activity, and confidence in managing the participant's health compared to those who receive standard care?

Here's what participants will do:

* Visit the participant's clinic twice (about 12 weeks apart) to be weighed, have the blood pressure checked, give a blood sample, and complete a short walking test * Fill out online surveys about the participant's health, diet, physical activity, symptoms, and confidence in managing the participant's health * Be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to either receive the WeCan-Rural program or standard health information * If assigned to the program, attend 12 weekly one-hour video sessions on Zoom with a trained therapist

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

aged 18 years or older

female (biological sex)

diagnosis of stage I-III breast cancer

completed treatments with curative intent (with the exception of hormonal treatments) in the last 5 years

Disqualifiers

visual, hearing or cognitive impairment or severe mental illness interfering with participation

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • WeCan-Rural Program

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators