A Nutritional Intervention and Physical Activity Program Reduce Body Weight in Women Newly Diagnosed With Breast Cancer.
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
To evaluate a nutritional intervention for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer on a weight control and physical activity program.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
56 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer from the Department of Medical Oncology of La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
A nutritional and physical activity intervention program that consisted of two individual nutritional consults and five nutritional group lectures was conducted by physicians of the Nutrition Unit during one year.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Control group Individual nutritional intervention. |
Behavioral: Control group
A nutritional intervention program that consisted of two individual nutritional consults.
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Experimental: Experimental group Individual nutritional intervention with two groupal sessions and physical activity. |
Behavioral: Nutrition and physical activity group
A nutritional and physical activity intervention program that consisted of two individual nutritional consults and five nutritional group lectures.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- To evaluate a nutritional intervention for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer 9 weight control and physical activity program. [Six months]
To examine the frequency of food consumption
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Years: ≥18
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Sex: Female
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Newly diagnosed breast cáncer
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients who have disseminated disease.
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Associated eating behavior disorders.
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Patients with dementia, mental illness or decreased cognitive function.
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Consumption of drugs or substances to lose weight (except in those cases in which it is suspended 15 days before starting the study).
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Presence of disease that may interfere with weight loss: severe psychiatric illness, uncontrolled hypothyroidism.
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Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Institute for Health Research IdiPAZ | Madrid | Spain | 28046 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Carmen Gómez Candela, Msc, Hospital Universitario La Paz
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- HULP 3114