Diet and exercise program aims to help breast cancer survivors shed pounds
NCT ID NCT04365569
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a 6-month personalized nutrition and exercise counseling program for breast cancer survivors who are overweight. The program included meetings with a dietitian and a tailored physical activity plan. Researchers wanted to see if participants could lose 10% of their body weight and stick with healthy habits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nutrition and physical activity counseling program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a practical way for breast cancer survivors to lose weight and improve heart health and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 78 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program requires commitment to counseling and exercise, which may be hard for some to maintain.
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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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78 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Finished
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May 2024
- 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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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: * Breast cancer diagnosis (stage 0-III) * Body mass index of 25mg/k2 or greater * Actively being followed by medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, and/or breast surgeon at Maroone Cancer Center * Able and willing to participate in nutrition counseling at Maroone Cancer Center * Able (cleared by participant's primary oncologist) and willing to perform cardiopulmonary exercise testing * Participants must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document * Performance status 0 or 1 as per ECOG scale \[see Appendix IV\] Exclusion Criteria: * Body mass index below 25kg/m2 * No prior history of breast cancer * History of metastatic disease * Not being followed by medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, and/or breast surgeon at Maroone Cancer Center * Unable or unwilling to participate in nutrition counseling at Maroone Cancer Center * Participants with uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. * Participants actively undergoing chemotherapy, immunotherapy or radiation treatment. However, participants currently taking hormonal therapy, such as selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMS), or aromatase inhibitors, may be included in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic Florida Weston, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Weston, Florida, 33331, United States
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