Lifestyle overhaul may cut breast cancer risk
NCT ID NCT03448003
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a program that includes diet advice, physical activity, stress management, mindfulness, sleep tips, and counseling can help prevent breast cancer in premenopausal women at higher risk. About 60 women will take part to see if the program is practical and well-received. The goal is to learn if such lifestyle changes can reduce cancer risk.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Able to read, write, and speak English * Premenopausal * A body mass index (BMI) \>= 25 * Have intact breasts and ovaries * Able to provide informed consent to participate in the study * Meet all the following criteria related to lifestyle: a) consume less than 3 servings of vegetables (excluding any fried servings) and 1 serving of fruit (not including juice)/day; b) engage in less than 150 minutes moderate/vigorous intensity activity per week, defined as anything that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate for a sustained amount of time (e.g., brisk walking, bicycling); c) engage in a mind-body practice less once per week * Able mentally and physically to participate in interventions in this study (Note: If there are one or more positive responses to the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire \[PARQ\], then a physician-release for exercise is required prior to obtaining consent) * Access to internet connection * Able to come to University of Texas (UT) MD Anderson for the orientation and assessment sessions Exclusion Criteria: * Any personal history of cancer, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and not including non-melanoma skin cancers * Any major thought disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, dementia) * Communication barriers (e.g. hard of hearing) * Poorly or uncontrolled diabetes in the opinion of the physician(s) * Being pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant within the next year * Contemplating any new pharmacologic/hormonal or prophylactic surgical intervention for breast cancer prevention within the next year (Note: Individuals taking tamoxifen, arimidex or other hormonal prevention strategies at time of consent will be eligible)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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