Bone Health Management for Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of the study protocol. The study protocol was designed to evaluate questions - Do educational materials improve dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) screening rates for women diagnosed with breast cancer and Does educational materials delivered by the participant's selected choice change DXA screening rates compared to the conventional mail method?.

Detailed Description
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Bone health management for osteoporosis is important for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Osteoporosis can lead to bones breaking easily. Broken bones may make living independently challenging. Effective bone health management can reduce the risk of broken bones. This study will examine whether providing osteoporosis information to women diagnosed with breast cancer will promote their bone health management. With the current advance in technology, people are more interested in receiving information by email or smartphone text messaging. This study will also examine whether delivering osteoporosis information in different ways will change bone health management.

Official Title
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Bone Health Management for Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study

Conditions
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Osteoporosis, Breast Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Educational materials/mail
* Behavioral: Educational materials/participant choice


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Women Is 65-75 year old on July 1st, 2015 Lives in British Columbia (BC), Canada Reads and understands the information provided in English Was diagnosed with breast cancer prior to July 1st, 2012 Is not receiving surgery, radiation or chemotherapy for any cancers Has not had breast cancer spread beyond her breast(s) and nearby lymph nodes Has not had screening tests after July 1st, 2012 Is not taking medications prescribed by doctors for osteoporosis Exclusion criteria: Is medically unfit for preventive care (death, cognitive impairment, nursing home admission, severe mental illness, etc), which will be determined by their family doctors Have terminated patient-doctor relationship with her family doctor who is indicated in our record

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 65 Years
Maximum Age: 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Educational materials/mail<br>Participants in this group will receive educational materials by mail on the first day of the follow-up period. | Behavioral: Educational materials/mail<br>* Participants in this group will receive any educational materials by mail during hte follow-up period.<br>|
| Experimental: Educational materials/participant choice<br>Participants in this group will receive educational materials by participant choice on the first day of the follow-up period. | Behavioral: Educational materials/participant choice<br>* Participants in this group will not receive any educational materials by participant choice during hte follow-up period.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br>Participants in this group will not receive any educational materials during hte follow-up period. Educational materials will be sent by mail after the completion of this study. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DXA screening rates |  | 6 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Percentage of participants diagnosed with osteoporosis |  | 6 months | 
| Percentage of participants initiating osteoporosis medication |  | 6 months | 
| Changes in Calcium in take | measured as mg per week using validated questionnaires | 6 months | 
| Changes in vitamin D status | measured as scores using validated questionnaires | 6 months | 
| Changes in exercise patterns | measured as scores using validated questionnaires | 6 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Osteoporosis, DXA Screening, Women, Breast Cancer, Survivors, Educational materials, Personal choices on delivery methods