Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

Patient-centered Communication About Healthy Weight in Early Breast Cancer

Summary

Comorbidities in breast cancer survival account for 49% of overall survival difference between black and white women. Many obesity-related comorbidities disproportionately affect black women, therefore pointing to a need to address obesity related comorbidities in survival disparities in early breast cancer patients. This study tinvestigates how messages and messaging about healthy weight can be tailored for racially diverse breast cancer survivors with obesity in order to ensure that clinic-based communications between patients and their oncology provider are patient-centered and culturally sensitive.

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The overall goal of this research is to collect essential input for the future development of a quality improvement intervention to foster "Patient-Center Communication about Healthy Weigh in clinical practice

Primary Objective:

Understand patient-centered perspectives on health weight communication with oncology clinicians by conducting focus groups

Secondary Objective

Understand oncology clinician perspectives on patient center communications for healthy weight interactions through semi-structured interviews.

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Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria for Breast Cancer Cohort:

Age 21 or older
Diagnosed with early breast cancer, Stages I-III
Completed primary treatment (Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation) within past 2 years
Body mass Index of equal or greater than 30

Exclusion Criteria:

Cannot understand and speak English

INclusion Criteria for Oncology provider cohort:

Breast cancer oncology provider in North Carolina with MD/DO/PA/NP/RN
associated with community-based practices

Study is for people with:

Breast Cancer

Estimated Enrollment:

39

Study ID:

NCT04504201

Recruitment Status:

Completed

Sponsor:

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill North Carolina, 27599, United States

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Study is for people with:

Breast Cancer

Estimated Enrollment:

39

Study ID:

NCT04504201

Recruitment Status:

Completed

Sponsor:


UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

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