Enhancing Exercise in Breast Cancer Survivors

Duke University81 enrolled

Overview

This study will examine whether or not providing early stage breast cancer survivors with tips on making exercise more enjoyable promotes greater levels of moderate to strenuous exercise.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Enrollment

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Interventions

Newsletter about physical activity and breast cancer survivorsBEHAVIORAL

Both groups will receive a newsletter that covers: 1) the recommendation to pursue at least 150 mins/week of moderate to strenuous intensity PA, 2) the benefits of PA specific to breast cancer survivors (e.g., reducing in death and breast cancer recurrence), and 3) their total minutes of moderate to strenuous intensity PA and how this compares to the recommendation.

Changing your habits brochureBEHAVIORAL

Both groups will receive the brochure titled "Changing Your Habits: Steps to Better Health", developed by the NIH, that describes, based a person's stage of change, the benefits of PA, how to overcome common barriers to PA, and if ready, how to plan for PA.

Tips for making exercise enjoyable and personally-valued

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * no health restrictions on performing moderate to strenuous physical activity * must be 18 years or older and able to give legal consent Exclusion Criteria: * may not be participating in another research study regarding exercise * restrictions on performing physical activity

Locations (1)

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

change in number of minutes of moderate to strenuous physical activity

participants will self-report minutes of physical activity at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after receiving intervention materials.

Time frame: baseline, 1 month and 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

changes in joy and satisfaction with physical activity

participants will self-report via questionnaire their joy and satisfaction with their average physical activity level.

Time frame: baseline, 1 month, and 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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Participants will get a list of potentially enjoyable activities and a space to list other activities after they consider aspects that can make events fun/interesting.13 Aspects to consider include: location (indoors vs. outdoors, the latter which may appeal to some), hobbies that can involve PA (e.g., sports, dancing), whether the activity is made more enjoyable by having it performed by oneself or with others (e.g., team activities vs. individual activities); what valued outcomes may be achieved (e.g., sense of competence, pride, better health, body image), accompanying activities that are pleasant (e.g., listening to music), etc.