BCRL Prevention Pilot

Completed

Conditions studied: Obesity, Breast Cancer

In brief

The purpose of this study is to establish feasiblity of recruiting obese breast cancer survivors at the end of treatment, getting those survivors to lose weight and attend follow-up visits for 6 months.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01166672

Run by

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

People needed

20

Starts

2010-07-01

Expected to finish

2012-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-10-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women
• Breast Cancer Survivors who had 5 or more lymph nodes removed and radiation to lymph nodes as part of treatment.
• Completed all treatments - no metastatic cancers
• Overweight or obese (BMI greater than or equal to 25 kg/m2)
• Medically and logistically able to participate in a weight loss and exercise program over 6 months.
• Diagnosed with breast cancer within the past 2 years.

You may not qualify if…

• More than 2 years since breast cancer diagnosis
• Medical status that would preclude safety of participation in a weight loss and exercise program
• Metastatic cancer
• Already enrolled in a weight loss program

Where it is running

• Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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