Bollywood dance and fitness trackers: a new weapon against breast cancer?
NCT ID NCT06827704
First seen Jul 31, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 6-month program combining Bollywood-style dance classes and a fitness tracker can increase physical activity and improve metabolic health in South Asian Indian immigrant women aged 40-65 who are not very active. The goal is to see if this culturally tailored approach can reduce risk factors linked to breast cancer, such as metabolic syndrome. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive the fitness tracker, dance sessions, both, or neither, and their activity levels and metabolic markers will be measured.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Enhanced physical activity monitor (Fitbit watch with mobile app) and Bollywood-style group dance sessions
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a culturally tailored, non-drug strategy to improve metabolic health and potentially reduce breast cancer risk in this population.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and focuses on short-term activity and metabolic changes, not breast cancer incidence. Long-term adherence and real-world impact remain uncertain.
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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 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- 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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40 to 65 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Self-identified first-generation SAI woman aged 40-65 years without breast cancer diagnosis (permanent residency in US or are in the process of obtaining permanent residency) * Insufficiently active (self-reported \<150 minutes/week of moderate-intensity or \<75 minutes/week of vigorous-intensity PA in the past month) * Conversant in Hindi * Owns a smartphone for Fitbit application * Has a computer or mobile device with Internet access * Willing to participate in recorded Virtual intervention sessions * Medical clearance if has Type 1 diabetes, or Type 2 diabetes with an A1C ≥ 9.0%, or have an A1C of ≥ 6.5% without a prior diabetes diagnosis * Has no disabilities preventing regular PA determined by Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q \& You) Exclusion Criteria: * Major signs/symptoms of pulmonary or CVD, unstable cardiac or pulmonary disease in the past month, or other conditions interfering with walking (per PAR-Q \& You) * Systolic BP ≥160 and/or diastolic BP ≥100
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rush University College of Nursing
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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Rush University College of Nursing
Sugar Grove, Illinois, 60554, United States
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