Energy Balance Interventions for Colorectal Cancer Prevention
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer, Obesity
In brief
RATIONALE: Calories and physical exercise may affect the risk of developing cancer. It is not yet known whether a low-calorie diet and/or physical activity program is effective in preventing cancer in participants at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying diet and physical activity in healthy overweight, obese, or inactive participants at risk of developing colorectal cancer.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00653484
- Run by
- Vanderbilt University
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2008-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-12-17
Who can join
Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Healthy participants at increased risk for developing colorectal cancer due to any of the following risk factors:
- Excess weight or obesity
- Body mass index 25-40 kg/m²
- Not currently exercising on a regular basis (< 1,000 kcal/week)
- Must be free of significant eating disorders (i.e., purging, extended fasting, or use of laxatives)
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Females must be postmenopausal, defined by the absence of menstrual periods in the past 12 months
- No heart disease or orthopedic impairments that would limit exercise or may be worsened by exercise
- No major chronic diseases (e.g., liver, kidney, diabetes, or adrenal ailments) that would influence metabolism
- No cancer diagnoses within the past 5 years, except skin cancer
You may not qualify if…
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
Where it is running
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center - Cool Springs — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Franklin — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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