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. 2023 Mar 13;13:1079293. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1079293

Table 2.

Description of completed randomized controlled trials focused on dietary and/or physical activity behavioral changes in Black and Latina breast cancer survivors; sample, intervention, and methodology characteristics (N = 17).

Trial name, First Author, Location
(Type of Behavior)
Study Design Sample Characteristics Intervention \
Characteristics
Study Measures Primary Outcomes
Diet Interventions (n= 2 efficacy trials)
¡Cocinar para su Salud!,
Greenlee, 2015 (57),
New York
(Diet)
Other publications (7072)
RCT, 2-arm, efficacy Group (N): 70
I (34); C (36)
Sample: Survivors;
-77% Dominican
-7% Puerto Rican
-7% Ecuadorian
Stages: 0 - III
Mean time since diagnosis: 3.4 y
Mean age: 56.6 y
Mean BMI: 30.9 kg/m2
Recruitment: oncology clinics at academic cancer center
Theory: Stages of Change Construct and Social Cognitive Theory
Duration: 3mo.
Delivery:
All: Nutrition educational printed material in Spanish
I: Nine in-person Saturday classes lasting 1.5 to 3.5 hours:
- 4 nutrition education with a registered dietitian
- 3 cooking classes with Latina chef
- 2 food shopping field trips to local supermarket and greenmarket
C: Usual care
Contact: Monthly calls with a dietitian during 3mo.
Follow-up: 6mo., 12mo.
Physical Activity measure: Block Physical Activity Screener
Dietary measure: Three 24-hour recall assessments (2 weekdays, 1 weekend day, one in person at baseline, two over the phone).
Change in intake of servings of fruits and vegetables
% Calories from fat
Zuniga, 2018 (58), Texas
(Diet)
Other publications (73)
RCT, 2-arm, efficacy Group (N): 153
I (76); C (77)
Sample: Survivors;
-51.2% Latina
-42.4% Non-Hispanic White
-6.4% Other
Stages: 0 - III
Mean time since diagnosis: 2 y
Mean age: 57 y
Mean BMI: Not Reported
Recruitment: Not Reported
Theory: Not Reported
Duration: 6mo.
Delivery:
I: Monthly in-person group nutrition workshops about anti-inflammatory foods and cancer recurrence.
- Didactic portion and cooking demonstrations with chef trained in AI food preparation, a tasting, and interactive discussion with participants and research staff.
- Encouraged to attend 6 monthly workshops
- Received paper copies of presentation material
- Received motivational interviewing
C: Usual care
- Monthly American Institute for Cancer Research informational brochures
Contact: Monthly calls with trained patient navigators for 6 mo.
Follow-up: none
Physical activity measure: none
Dietary measure: 14-item Mediterranean diet assessment tool and a 3-day food record (two weekdays and one weekend day) prior to assessment
Change in adherence to anti-inflammatory dietary pattern
Physical Activity Interventions (n= 2 efficacy trials; n= 4 pilot/feasibility trials)
Dieli-Conwright 2018 (59), California

(Physical Activity)
Other publications
(74)
RCT, 2-arm, efficacy Group (N): 100
I (50); C (50)
Sample: Survivors;
-55% White Latina
-26% Non-Hispanic White
-4% Black
-15% Asian/Pacific Islander
Stages: 0 – III
Mean time since diagnosis: 6.2 mo.
Mean age: 53.5 y
Mean BMI: 33.5 kg/m2
Recruitment: academic cancer center and affiliate public hospital
Theory: American Cancer Society (ACS) exercise guidelines for cancer survivors.
Duration: 4mo.
Delivery:
All: Asked to maintain dietary behaviors during the study period
I: Supervised, one-on-one training provided by a certified cancer exercise trainer.
- 3 weekly sessions of resistance and aerobic exercise lasting ~80 mins for sessions 1 and 3 and of aerobic exercise of ~50 mins long for session 2.
- Wore Polar heart monitors during sessions.
C: Wait-listed
- Wore a daily accelerometer
Contact: Weekly for 6mo.
Follow-up: 7mo.
Physical activity measure: Physical activity history measured at baseline with interviewer-administered validated questionnaire. Determined maximal oxygen update with a single stage submaximal treadmill test. Assessed maximal voluntary strength (one-repetition maximum) for chest press, latissimus pulldown, knee extension and knee flexion using the 10-repition maximum method.
Dietary measure: 2 week days and 1 weekend day dietary records at baseline, post-intervention and at 3 m follow up for I group only.
Metabolic syndrome z-score based on the following variables:
-Waist circumference
-Systolic and diastolic blood pressure
-HDL cholesterol
-Triglycerides
-Glucose
Moadel 2007 (13), New York
(Physical Activity)
RCT, 2-arm, efficacy Group (N):128
I (108); C (44)
Sample: Patients and survivors;
-42% Black
-31% Latina
-23% White
-4% Other
Stages: I - IV
Mean time since diagnosis: 1.1 y
Mean age: 54.8 y
Mean BMI: Not Reported
Recruitment: Oncology clinics at academic medical center and private clinics
Theory: Not Reported
Duration: 3mo.
Delivery:
I: immediate intervention
12 in person, 1.5-hour Hatha yoga sessions with certified instructor. Participants able to attend >1 class/wk.
C: Wait-listed
Contact: Baseline and after 3mo.
Follow-up: none
Quality of Life measure: The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) Change in Quality of Life
Project VIVA! Mama 2018 (14), Texas and Puerto Rico
(Physical Activity)
Other publications
(75)
RCT, 3-arm, pilot Group (N):89
I (59); C (30)
Sample: survivors
-45 Mexican American
-44 Puerto Rican
Stages: I-IV
Mean time since diagnosis: Not Reported
Mean age: 58.5y
Mean BMI: 31.0 kg/m2
Recruitment: Oncology clinics at academic medical center.
Theory: Social cognitive theory
Duration: 4mo.
Delivery:
All: Twice a week home-based exercise program consisting of aerobic exercise, muscular strength, and flexibility training.
- Intensity and duration were individually tailored.
- Two sets of resistance band, a pedometer. an exercise book and video
- Group exercises were held once a month.
I-1: Culturally adapted group (n=30)
- Culturally relevant images, messages, and examples to Latina breast cancer survivors
- Information on self-efficacy, social modeling, and social support
I-2: Standard exercise group (n=29)
C: Wait-listed
Contact: Biweekly phone calls for 4mo.
Follow-up: 6mo.
Physical Activity and Sedentary Time: The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short form to measure Physical Activity and sedentary time over the past seven days.
Sedentary behavior: Past-day Adults’ Sedentary Time (PAST) Questionnaire.
SCT variables: a range of scales to measure exercise self-efficacy, barriers self-efficacy, social modeling of Physical Activity, and social support for exercise.
Compare culturally adapted vs standard intervention on the following:
-Social cognitive theory measures
-Physical activity
-Sedentary time
Taylor 2018 (16), Washington, DC
(Physical Activity)
RCT, 2-arm, pilot Group (N):33
I (18); C (15)
Sample: Survivors
-100% Black
Stages: Not Reported
Mean time since diagnosis: (I) 9.3 y and (C) 6.5 y
Mean age: (I) 54.9 y and (C) 52.6 y
Mean BMI: (I) 33.8 kg/m2 and (C) 33.9 kg/m2
Recruitment: Oncology clinics at academic medical center
Theory: Not Reported
Duration: 2 mo.
Delivery:
I: Eight weekly restorative yoga classes of 75 minutes per session led by a certified yoga instructor at Howard University.
- Yoga breathing techniques Pranayama.
C: Wait-listed
Contact: Baseline and after 2mo.
Follow-up: none
Fatigue: 9-item self-reported Brief Fatigue Inventory scale, to assess fatigue and impact of fatigue on daily functioning.
Insomnia: 7-item Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) measure to evaluate the perceived severability of clinically significant insomnia over 2 wks.
Depression: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale (CES-D-R 10). 10-items self-reported, to measure depressive symptomatology.
Perceived stress: 4-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS).
Yoga Satisfaction: Assess participants opinion of the yoga program.
Changes on psychological and functional outcomes
Lee, 2021 (17), California
(Physical Activity)
Other publications:
(7679)
RCT, 2-arm, pilot Group (N): 30
I (15); C (15)
Sample: Patients
-13% Non-Hispanic White
-73% Latina
-7% Black
-7% Asian/Pacific Islander
Stages: I-III
Mean time since diagnosis: 8 wks from completing (neo)adjuvant
Mean age: 46.9 y
Mean BMI: I (33.1 kg/m2); C (30.1 kg/m2)
Recruitment: Oncology clinics at academic medical center and affiliate public hospital
Theory: Not Reported
Duration: 8 wks
Delivery:
All: Maximal cycling protocol that included 10 W increase in workload every 60s, starting at 40 W while maintaining 60 rpm to measure their VO2max and PPO (highest power output generated during a maximal cycling test).
I: Eight weekly HITT supervised sessions by a certified exercise trainer on a stationary bike.
C: Wait-listed
Contact: Baseline and after 8 wks.
Follow-up: none
Physical Activity measure: Timed up and go (TUG), the 30-s sit-to-stand (30STS) test, the Margaria-Kalamen stair climb test, and the 6-min walk test (6MWT).
Feasibility of utilizing HIT, measured using the average minutes of weekly activity and the number of sessions attended
Soltero 2022 (22), Arizona
(Physical Activity)
RCT, 2-arm, pilot Group (N): 20
Arm 1(10); Arm 2 (10)
Sample: Survivors
-65% Latina
-25% Non-Hispanic White
-5% Black
-5% Mixed race/ethnicity
Stages: 0-III
Mean time since diagnosis: 2 wks to 10 y past primary treatment
Mean age: Arm 1 (49.6 y), Arm 2 (53.2 y)
Mean BMI: Arm 1 (31.0 kg/m2) Arm 2 (31.1 kg/m2)
Recruitment: Oncology clinic and dissemination through the cancer support community.
Theory: Not Reported
Duration: 8 wks
Delivery:
All: Used a 7-day pedometer and a Tanita TBF-310 body composition analyzer.
Twice a week classes.
Arm 1: Latin dance classes
- Provided by Latin dance instructors, included basic salsa, merengue, chacha and bachata.
Arm 2: Qigong/Tai Chi classes
- Provided by Tai Chi Easy instructors. There were 7 basic core exercises, 10 additional movements and standardized opening and closing movements.

C: none
Contact: Baseline and after 8 wks.
Follow-up: none
Physical Activity measure: 7-day pedometer protocol Overall daily steps
BMI
Percent body fat
Combined Diet/Physical Activity Interventions (n= 1 efficacy trial; n= 8 pilot/feasibility trials)
Moving Forward,
Stolley 2017 (9), Chicago
(Diet and Physical Activity)
Other publications (8082)
RCT, 2-arm, efficacy Group (N): 246
I (125); C (121)
Sample: Survivors;
-100% Black
Stages: I – III
Mean time since diagnosis: 6.7 y
Mean age: 57.5 y
Mean BMI: 36.1kg/m2
Recruitment:
Cancer registry
Theory: Socioecological model
Duration: 6mo.
Delivery:
I: Interventionist-guided program
- Class 1: twice-weekly, 90 min. in-person, supervised group exercise sessions followed by 45-60 min learning modules; text messaging counseling
- Class 2: standalone, 60 min. exercise session. Provided program binder.
C: Self-guided program
- Received program binder
Contact: Baseline and after 6mo.
Follow-up: 12mo.
Physical Activity measure: Modified Activity Questionnaire to determine frequency and duration of moderate and vigorous activity
Dietary measure: Block 2005 Food Frequency Questionnaire to determine
intake of energy, fruits and vegetables, fat, fiber, meat, and added sugars.
5% weight loss
Ferrante 2018 (23) New Jersey
(Diet and Physical Activity, eHealth tools)
Other publications
(83)
RCT, 2-arm, pilot Group (n): 37
I (20); C (17)
Sample: Survivors
-100% Black
Stages: 0-III
Mean time since diagnosis: 6.6 y
Mean age: 61.5y
Mean BMI: 37.7 kg/m2
Recruitment: Oncology clinics at academic medical center
Theory: Not Reported
Duration: 6 mo.
Delivery:
I: Instructed to self-monitor diet weekly using SparkPeople website and physical activity levels daily using Fitbit device.
- Active phase: Weekly motivational reminders to log into website for 3mo.
- Maintenance phase: Additional 3mo. without reminders.
C: Wait-listed
Contact: Baseline, at 3mo. and after 6mo.
Follow-up: 9mo. and 12mo.
Physical Activity measure: Direct data downloads from the Fitabase research platform provided Physical Activity levels.
Dietary measure: Caloric intake was quantified by 24-hour diet recall administered by research assistant using the Sparkpeople.com food diary tool.
5% weight loss
Valle 2017 (25), North Carolina
(Diet and Physical Activity, eHealth tools)
RCT, 3-arm, pilot Group (n): 45
I (34); C (11)
Sample: Survivors
-100% Black
Stages: I-III
Mean time since diagnosis: 3.1 y
Mean age: 53 y
Mean BMI: 33.9 kg/m2
Recruitment: Hospital based-registry/cancer survivorship cohort, oncology clinics at academic medical center, local tumor registry, advertising at community-based events and social media.
Theory: Self-regulation theory of eating and exercise behaviors to prevent weight gain and two additional frameworks used in STOP Regain and SNAP which emphasized daily self-weighing.
Duration: 6 mo.
Delivery:
All (intervention):
- In-person individualized sessions
- Bluetooth and Wifi-enabled wireless scale (Withings WS-30, Cambridge, MA)
- Mobile app with graphs and weight trends
- Weekly emails with tailored feedback on weight data.
I-1: Self-regulation intervention with objective activity monitoring (n=11)
Activity tracker (Withings Pulse, Cambridge, MA)
I-2: Self-regulation intervention only (n=13)
- Encouraged to daily track their activity in addition to weighing themselves
C: Wait-listed
Follow-up: 6mo.
Physical Activity measure: Paffenbarger Activity Questionnaire (PAQ).
Dietary measure: Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Recall (ASA-24).
Weight gain prevention
La Vida Activa/An Active Life
Greenlee 2013,
(26), New York
(Diet and Physical Activity)
RCT, 2-arm, pilot Group (n): 42
I (22); C (20)
Sample: Survivors;
-79% Latina
-21% Black
Stages: 0 - III
Mean time since diagnosis: 1.2 y
Mean age: 51 y
Mean BMI: 33.2 kg/m2
Recruitment: oncology clinics at academic medical center
Theory: Not Reported
Duration: 6 mo.
Delivery:
I: Curves Weight Management Program curriculum available to the public. Program includes a 30-minute exercise circuit and a high vegetable/low-fat/calories-restricted diet.
C: Wait-listed
Contact: Baseline, 3mo and at 6mo.
Follow-up: 9mo and 12mo.
Physical Activity measure: Self-administer adaption of the Kaiser Physical Activity Survey
Dietary measure: Spanish version of the Block Questionnaire.
5% weight loss at 6 mo.
ALIVE,
Paxton 2017 (27), Texas
(Diet and Physical Activity, eHealth tools)
RCT, 2-arm, pilot Group (n): 71
Arm 1 (34); Arm 2 (37)
Sample: Survivors
-83% Black
-11% Latina
-6% Mixed race/ethnicity
Stages: 0 - IV
Mean time since diagnosis: 8.4 y
Mean age: 52.2 y
Mean BMI: 30.8 kg/m2
Recruitment: North Texas metropolitan area
Theory: Social cognitive theory, goal-setting theory, social marketing, and transtheoretical theory
Duration: 3 mo.
Delivery:
All: Weekly emails and links to an individualized website with behavior change strategies tailored to their specific needs and specific to their track.
$20 incentive for completing each assessment.
Arm 1: Physical activity track: encouraged to meet exercise recommendations (≥150 min of moderate to vigorous Physical Activity per week)
Arm 2: Dietary track
- Sub-track 1: F&V: encouraged to meet or exceed recommended F&V consumption (≥3.5 cup svgs of F&V)
- Sub-track 2: Fats and added sugar: encouraged to decrease consumption of saturated and trans fats and carbohydrates (≤50g/day of added sugars and ≤10% of calories from saturated fats)
C: none
Contact: Weekly for 3mo.
Follow-up: none
Physical Activity measure: Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ) adapted from the Cross-Cultural Activity Participation Study (CAPS) Questionnaire.
Dietary measure: 35-item NHANES questionnaire
Meet exercise recommendations
Meet dietary recommendations
Stepping STONE
Sheppard 2016 (28), Washington, DC
(Diet and Physical Activity)
RCT, 2-arm, pilot Group(n): 31
I (15); C (16)
Sample: Survivors;
-100% Black
Stages: 0-III
Mean time since diagnosis: Not Reported
Mean age: 54.7 y
Mean BMI: I (35.2 kg/m2); C (37.4 kg/m2)
Recruitment: Two local hospitals and community outreach in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Theory: Theory of planned behavior and social cognitive theory
Duration: 3 mo.
Delivery:
I: Biweekly 90-min group sessions (30 min supervised group exercise and 60 min education sessions) co-led by a physiologist and a nutritionist.
- 6 individual telephone coaching sessions led by a survivor coach.
- Received a pedometer, notebook and individualized step goals that gradually increased to 10,000 steps/day for 12 wks.
C: Usual care
- NCI booklet “Facing Forward Life after Cancer Treatment”
Contact: Baseline and after 3mo.
Follow-up: none
Physical Activity measure: International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF)
Dietary measure: Intervention participants were instructed to record daily food/beverage intake.
5% weight loss
MyHealth Smartphone Intervention
Buscemi 2020 (29), Chicago
(Diet and Physical Activity, eHealth tools)
Other publications
(84)
RCT, 2-arm, pilot Group(n): 80
Arm 1 (40); Arm 2 (40)
Sample: Survivors
-100 % Latina
Stages: 0-III
Mean time since diagnosis: 15.50 m
Mean age: 53.54 y
Mean BMI: Not Reported
Recruitment: Two large academic medical centers in the Chicago metropolitan area and a local community-based organization
Theory: Followed a telecoaching adapted from a model of supportive accountability to promote optimal adherence
Duration: 6 wks
Delivery: Mobile application on personal phone or borrowed study appointed smartphone
All: 15-20 mins telecoaching calls until wk 2
For wks 3-5:
- If used app <=90mins, received additional telecoaching calls
- If used app >90 mins, received reinforcing text message
Arm 1: My Guide application (health-related quality of life)
Arm 2: My Health application for culturally appropriate lifestyle promotion:
C: None
Contact: Baseline and after 6 wks
Follow-up: 8 wks.
Physical Activity measure: 7-item International Physical Activity Questionnaire
Dietary measure: 23-item Brief Dietary Assessment Tool for Latinas
Dietary intake
Physical activity
Breast cancer symptom burden
Health-related quality of life domains (breast cancer, physical, emotional, functional well-being)
Nuestra Salud/ Our Health, Crane 2020 (31), Arizona
(Diet and Physical Activity, eHealth tools)
RCT, 2-arm, pilot Group(n): 45 dyads
I (28); C (17)
Sample: Survivors;
-100 % Latina
Stages: Not Reported
Mean time since diagnosis: Not Reported, completed primary treatment
Mean age: 64.35 y
Mean BMI: I (31.34 kg/m2); C (27.08 kg/m2)
Recruitment: Latina cancer survivors from the southern Arizona community, oncology clinics at academic medical center, and a support group in the Arizona, US-Sonora, Mexico border region.
Theory: Social Cognitive Theory
Duration: 12 wks
Delivery:
All: $25 gift card after study completion.

I: A 12 weekly Symptom Management and Lifestyle Intervention (SMLI) telephone-based (20 to 30 mins) coaching sessions with trained bicultural health coach in either English or Spanish using the electronic health and intervention platform (eHIP).
- Printed materials from the Symptom Management and Survivorship Handbook developed by the authors (SMSH).
- Fitbit as a strategy for self-monitoring.
- Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely (SMART) goals composed of increasing the number of steps per day (daily activity); servings of F&V or whole grains per day; reduction of calories from added sugars, fat, and processed and red meat; and reduction in alcohol consumption.
C: Usual care
Contact: Baseline and after 12 wks.
Follow-up: none
Physical Activity measure: A Spanish-translated version of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Physical Activity Questionnaire.
Dietary measure: A 19-item NCI Dietary Screener Questionnaire
18-item United States Department of Agriculture Food Security Questionnaire
Feasibility & acceptability
Efficacy in dietary and Physical Activity adherence
Efficacy in symptom improvement
Mobile Health, Allicock 2020 (32), Dallas, Texas
(Diet and Physical Activity, eHealth tools)
RCT, 2-arm, pilot Group (n): 22
I (13); C (9)
Sample: Survivors;
-100% Black
Stages: Not Reported
Mean time since diagnosis: Not Reported, ≥6 months since completion of breast cancer treatment
Mean age: 52.23 y
Mean BMI: I (33.26 kg/m2); C (38.25 kg/m2)
Recruitment: Word of mouth and flyers in Dallas, Texas metropolitan area.
Theory: Social cognitive theory and control theory
Duration: 4 wks
Delivery:
All: ActiGraph wGT3X-BT accelerometer to use for seven consecutive days at baseline, 4 wks, and 8 wks post-baseline.
$30 compensation for each of the three study visits and could earn up to an additional $60 for completing 80% or more of the ecological momentary assessments.
I: Completed three types of ecological momentary assessments (daily diary, random sampling, event sampling) through the Creating Healthy Actions through Technology (CHAT) app.
- Received tailored messages as feedback to their responses.
C: Usual care
Contact: Baseline and after 4 wks.
Follow-up: 8 wks
Physical Activity measure: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) physical activity questionnaire
Dietary measure: 15-item questionnaire, The National Health Interview Survey 2000
Feasibility (i.e., engagement and acceptability)
Efficacy of CHAT in behavioral and health outcomes