Effect of a Low-Calorie Diet and/or Exercise Program on Risk Factors for Developing Breast Cancer in Overweight or Obese Postmenopausal Women
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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Obesity, Weight Changes
In brief
RATIONALE: A low-calorie diet and/or exercise program may help lower an overweight or obese postmenopausal woman's risk of developing breast cancer. It is not yet known whether a low-calorie diet and/or exercise program are more effective than no diet or exercise program in lowering an overweight or obese postmenopausal woman's risk of developing breast cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying the effect of a low-calorie diet and/or exercise program on risk factors for developing breast cancer compared with no diet or exercise program in overweight or obese postmenopausal women.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00470119
- Run by
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- People needed
- 439
- Starts
- 2004-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2012-09-10
Who can join
Age: 50 and older, up to 75. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center — Seattle, Washington, United States
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