An Episodic Future Thinking Intervention to Promote Weight Loss in Breast Cancer Survivors
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Official title
Episodic Future Thinking: An Interventional Pilot Study to Promote Weight Loss in Breast Cancer Survivors
Brief summary
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This clinical trial evaluates the use of an Episodic Future thinking Intervention to promote weight loss in breast cancer survivors. Obesity is associated with multiple negative health sequelae in breast cancer survivors. This includes an increased risk of cancer recurrence and mortality, multiple quality of life issues, and increased risk of co-morbidities. Delay Discounting is a behavioral health economic target that refers to the "discounting" of a larger benefit in the future for a smaller, more immediate reward in the present. A high delay discounting rate is correlated with poor dietary choices and sedentary lifestyle. Episodic Future Thinking (EFT) simulates positive events that may occur in one's future, engaging the science of prospection. EFT decreases delay discounting rate, resulting in healthier diet choices and weight reduction. However, valuation of the future may impact cancer survivors differently due to adjusted mortality perception and cancer-related stress. This study will determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of remotely delivered (smartphone application) EFT as a behavioral intervention for weight loss in breast cancer survivors. Implementation of EFT as a complementary approach to standard lifestyle interventions could lead to improvement in weight loss, food choice, and quality of life, thereby positively impacting overall health and longevity in cancer survivors.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT05012176
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 50 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
- Anatomic Stage 0 Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Breast Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
- Invasive Breast Carcinoma
- Prognostic Stage 0 Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Interventions
- Behavioral Intervention Behavioral
- Quality-of-Life Assessment Other
- Questionnaire Administration Other
Behavioral · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 31, 2021
- Primary completion
- Nov 2, 2023
- Completion
- Nov 2, 2023
- Last update posted
- Feb 6, 2025
2021 – 2023
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center | Columbus | Ohio | 43210 | — |
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- Last update posted Feb 6, 2025 · Synced Sep 4, 2026
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