Can a fitbit help young hispanic women move past breast cancer pain?
NCT ID NCT06260332
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether using a Fitbit activity tracker along with health coaching can help reduce persistent pain and improve well-being in young Hispanic women who had breast cancer surgery. The trial will enroll 25 women who have had surgery at least six months ago and still have moderate to severe pain. The main goal is to see if this approach is feasible and safe, while also measuring changes in pain and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fitbit activity tracker with health coaching
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to manage chronic pain after breast cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early feasibility study with only 25 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is behavioral, so benefits may vary.
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Study facts
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- 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 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 to 60 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Women who have completed surgery for invasive breast cancer \>= 6 months prior to enrollment * Any breast surgery (lumpectomy or mastectomy) * Baseline low to moderate activity level (exercise less than 120 minutes a week) * PBSPS defined as pain in the area of breast surgery of at least moderate intensity (\>= 4 on a scale of 1-10), located in the ipsilateral beast/chest wall, axilla or arm, lasting at least 6 months, and occurring at least 50% of the time * Self-identified as Hispanic/Latinx * Age, \>= 18 and =\< 60 years * Endocrine therapy and ovarian suppression is allowed Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic or locally recurrent disease with no option for curative intent treatment * Meeting or exceeding physical activity guidelines (\> 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity exercise) * Unable to speak, read, and understand English or Spanish * Severe impairments (in seeing or hearing) or pre-existing medical limitations for engaging in daily physical activity. This is defined as the ability to walk 3 blocks without stopping to rest and without using an assistive device * Unwilling to use a study provided smartphone (if do not already own one) and wear activity trackers/monitors * Adults not able to consent are excluded from participation * Based on the age criteria (18 years and older), individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers) may not participate in this study due to the same age criteria above * Pregnant women * Prisoners may not participate in this study as this is a study of free-living individuals
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106, United States
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