Health coaching boosts lifestyle in breast cancer patients, small study suggests
NCT ID NCT05873296
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a 12-week health education program (including group meetings and social media tips) could improve lifestyle habits, physical activity, and emotional well-being in women being treated for breast cancer. Twenty-eight women took part. The goal was to see if simple, low-cost education could help them make healthier choices and feel better during treatment.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- health education program (face-to-face meetings and social network information)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a low-cost way to help women with breast cancer adopt healthier habits and improve quality of life during treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small completed study (28 women) with no blinding or placebo control, so results may not be reliable or apply to all patients. The intervention is behavioral, not a drug, so any benefits are likely modest.
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Conditions
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Andréa Dias Reis
São Luís, Maranhão, 65058185, Brazil
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