Community Volunteers Promoting Physical Activity Among Cancer Survivors

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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

Physical activity programs, when offered in research settings, have been shown to improve quality of life and reduce fatigue among breast cancer survivors. The investigators are training Reach to Recovery volunteers at the American Cancer Society (New England Division) to provide a 12-week telephone-based physical activity program (RTR Plus) for breast cancer survivors. The comparison group of survivors will receive Reach to Recovery services (RTR). Physical activity, fatigue and other outcomes will be examined among 108 breast cancer survivors at the start of the program, at 12 weeks and 24 weeks. If the physical activity program is found to be effective, there is a potential for dissemination among the 13,000 Reach to Recovery volunteers across the U.S.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00948701

Run by

The Miriam Hospital

People needed

108

Starts

2010-01-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-12-04

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women aged 21 years or over with Stage 0-3 breast cancer will be eligible if they:
• Are requesting Reach to Recovery services from the American Cancer Society.
• Have been diagnosed in the past 5 years with Stage 0-3 breast cancer.
• Are able to read and speak English.
• Are ambulatory.
• Are sedentary (i.e., do not meet recommendations for moderate-intensity PA [30 minutes/ day or more for at least 5 days/ week] or vigorous-intensity PA [20 minutes/day or more for at least 3 days/week].
• Are able to walk unassisted.
• Have access to a telephone.

You may not qualify if…

• Women with:
• More advanced disease (Stage 4).
• Medical or psychiatric problems (e.g., substance abuse, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and orthopedic problems) that may interfere with protocol adherence will not be included.
• Participants will be asked to provide consent for medical chart review to extract disease and treatment variables. Eligible participants will obtain medical clearance from their physicians.

Where it is running

• Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, One Hoppin Street, Suite 314 — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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