Weight Management After Cancer for Survivors in Rural Communities

Part of paid clinical trials in Henderson, North Carolina.

Sponsor
Duke University
Study ID
NCT07426952
Status
Suspended

Conditions

  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer Survivorship
  • Cardiovascular (CV) Risk
  • Weight Management

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • WeCan-Rural Program — BEHAVIORAL
    The WeCan-Rural program includes 12, one-hour weekly sessions via Zoom that help breast cancer survivors manage symptoms like pain, fatigue, and emotional distress, while also building healthy habits around eating, exercise, and weight management.

Study Details

This study is testing a new program called WeCan-Rural, designed to help breast cancer survivors manage symptoms and build healthy habits like eating well, staying active, and managing their weight. These changes may help lower the risk of heart disease after cancer treatment. The study will answer two main questions: * Can study team successfully recruit and keep participants in the study, and will the participants find the program helpful and easy to follow? * Will participants who join the program see better results in areas like weight, symptoms, diet, physical activity, and confidence in managing the participant's health compared to those who receive standard care? Here's what participants will do: * Visit the participant's clinic twice (about 12 weeks apart) to be weighed, have the blood pressure checked, give a blood sample, and complete a short walking test * Fill out online surveys about the participant's health, diet, physical activity, symptoms, and confidence in managing the participant's health * Be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to either receive the WeCan-Rural program or standard health information * If assigned to the program, attend 12 weekly one-hour video sessions on Zoom with a trained therapist

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 13, 2026
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: WeCan-Rural
    Participants will receive the WeCan-Rural intervention, which includes twelve sessions delivered remotely (i.e., videoconferencing) by a trained therapist.
  • No Intervention: Control
    Participants will receive the National Cancer Institute-developed booklet "Facing Forward: Life After Cancer Treatment," which presents information about cancer survivorship topics.

Primary Outcome Measure

Satisfaction with Treatment and Interventionist as measured by the Satisfaction with Therapy and Therapist Scale-Revised (STTS-R) [ Time Frame: Post-treatment (about 12-14 weeks after baseline) ]

Locations (3)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Maria Parham Cancer CenterHendersonNorth Carolina27536-
Scotland HealthLaurinburgNorth Carolina28352-
UNC Health SoutheasternLumbertonNorth Carolina28358-

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