NCT00872677

Weight Loss Counseling for African American Women Who Are Breast Cancer Survivors

A Culturally-Tailored Weight Loss Program

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 31 (actual)
• Sponsor: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

RATIONALE: A culturally sensitive weight loss program for obese African American breast cancer survivors may be more effective than a standard weight loss program in helping women lose weight. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying personalized weight loss counseling to see how well it works in African American women who are breast cancer survivors.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: * To develop a weight loss intervention for obese African American women who are breast cancer survivors. OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 intervention groups. * Group 1: Participants receive traditional individual dietary and exercise counseling in combination with the Weight Watchers weight loss program for 18 months. * Group 2: Participants receive individual dietary and exercise counseling in combination with the Weight Watchers weight loss program as in group 1. They also receive spiritual counseling that incorporates meditation, readings, and the recording of thoughts into a long-term weight management program. The program addresses coping with stress, setting priorities, dealing with emotional issues that trigger old behavior patterns, and developing accountability for following desired diet and exercise patterns.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Obesity
• Weight Changes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Diet	Talk to study dietitian (eight in person or by phone) weekly for the first 3 months, every other week for the next 3 months and monthly thereafter.
OTHER	Spiritual counseling	Spiritual counselor weekly in months 6-9, every other week in months 9-12 and monthly thereafter.

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-05-01
• Primary completion: 2006-10-01
• Completion: 2008-11-01
• First posted: 2009-03-31
• Last updated: 2013-04-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States