Clinical trial · Interventional
Avanzando Juntas: Adapting an Evidence Based Weight Loss Program for Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study examine the feasibility and efficacy of Avanzando Juntas, a four-month community-based lifestyle intervention rooted in the evidence-based Moving Forward lifestyle intervention developed with and for AA breast cancer survivors. This intervention was adapted in collaboration with Hispanic/Latina BC \& GC survivors. It will offer twice-weekly sessions aimed at supporting adherence to ACS nutrition and physical activity guidelines to promote weight loss and improved quality of life.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Gynecologic Cancer | Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Lifestyle Program Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Self-Guided Lifestyle Program (Control Arm) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Guided Lifestyle Program
- description
- The Intervention will be conducted in a cohort of 20 (anticipated) and is designed to increase self-efficacy, social support and perceived access to healthy eating and exercise resources and promote weight loss. Participants assigned to the Guided Lifestyle Program will participate in twice weekly sessions - the first weekly session will be 120 minutes in length with the first hour addressing lifestyle change education and strategies. The second hour will be supervised exercise including aerobics and resistance training. The second weekly session will be a one-hour supervised exercise session. Participants will also receive 2-3 text messages weekly.They will also receive a participant informational binder with health and exercise information and tools as directed by ACS nutrition and physical activity guidelines.The Guided Lifestyle program is four months long (16 weeks). Please note, the Guided Lifestyle program participants will be offered a booster session off-study.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Guided Lifestyle Program Intervention
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Self-Guided Lifestyle Program
- description
- In the self-guided weight loss program, participants will be given the sane informational binder with health and exercise information and tools as directed by ACS nutrition and physical activity guidelines but they will not receive in-person classes or text messaging. The study team will call these participants once a month to check in.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Self-identify as Hispanic or Latina 2. Female 3. Stage 0 -III Breast and Gynecological cancer survivors 4. Treatment (surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation) completed at least three months before recruitment (ongoing hormonal therapy is acceptable) 5. Age \>18 at time of diagnosis 6. BMI at least 25 kg/m2 BMI between 25 and 55 - chosen because this will include only those participants who are overweight and would not be harmed by a 5% weight loss Exclusion Criteria: 1. Plans to move from the community during the study 2. A medical condition limiting adherence to diet or physical activity components 3. History of significant mental illness 4. Currently pregnant, less than 3 months post-partum, or pregnancy anticipated during the study 5. Taking any medications prescribed by a doctor to lose weight participate in any organized weight loss programs or has undergone weight loss surgery or planning to undergo weight loss surgery in the next year
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