Park 2013.
Trial name or title | A lifestyle intervention for breast cancer survivors |
Methods | A 4‐month parallel randomised controlled trial |
Participants | Women diagnosed with stage 0 to 2 breast cancer in the past 1.5 years. Must have received no prior adjuvant treatment for another cancer. Can read and write English and not participating in other health behaviour research upon recruitment |
Interventions | Participants will be assigned randomly to 1 of 3 groups: (1) newly developed mail‐based intervention (Targeting the Teachable Moment Intervention; TTMI), (2) standard lifestyle intervention (SLM), and (3) usual care. Both TTMI and SLM focus on health behaviours; however TTMI additionally addresses psychosocial issues specific to breast cancer survivors All participants will complete questionnaires at the time they start the study, at the end of 4 months, and 3 months later for a follow‐up If participants are assigned to any of the intervention groups, they will receive materials every other week for 4 months. If participants are assigned to the usual care group, they will receive the same materials as the standard lifestyle intervention et the end of the 7 months |
Outcomes | Eating habits, physical activity, coping strategies, self‐efficacy, social support, life meaning Outcome measures at baseline, 4 months, and 7 months |
Starting date | April 2011 |
Contact information | Dr Crystal L. Park, University of Connecticut, USA |
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