The purpose of the study is to demonstrate that breast cancer survivors who need to lose weight are able to follow a weight loss program which combines modest calorie restriction with a graduated activity program..
Feasibility will be assessed by 1) the number of women that complete the 3--month program; 2) the number of women that can achieve the targeted amount of physical activity per week by the end of the program; and 3) the median amount of physical activity achieved group by all subjects that complete the program.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
11
Participants will take part in supervised exercise activities two times per week at a YMCA. Length of the activity will be increased during participation in study. Participants will start at 40 minutes per week and work their way up to 120 minutes per week.
Aerobic exercise activities to be completed at home. Participants will be asked to start out doing 60 minutes at home and work up to 180 minutes of purposeful aerobic home exercise per week.
Once weekly phone calls that are group-based. The calls will discuss lifestyle changes specific to participants and cover the effects of diet, physical activity, and weight on breast cancer risk, as well as body image and emotional eating.
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Adherence to supervised exercise sessions
Adherence is defined as the percent of monitored sessions at the YMCA attended by the participant.
Time frame: Week 12
Percent participants meeting physical activity goal
Measured as percentage of participants meeting final physical activity goal between week 9 to week 12. Measurement based off activity tracker participants will wear.
Time frame: Week 9 to Week 12
Compliance with group telephone sessions
Defined as number of participants attending at least 75% of the weekly group calls.
Time frame: Week 12
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Participants will consume a nutritionally balanced, reduced calorie diet as recommended by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.