Food for Thought - A Nutrition Intervention for Women Undergoing Active Treatment for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT06582615

Last Updated: 2025-12-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-10-28

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to learn if a healthy eating pattern called the MIND eating plan can reduce cancer-related cognitive impairment (commonly called "chemobrain") and other symptoms commonly experienced by women with newly diagnosed stage II-III triple negative breast cancer as they go through chemotherapy. The symptoms that will be measured include changes in memory and mental function, fatigue, sleep quality, anxiety, and depression.

Researchers will compare measures from women in the 12-week MIND eating plan virtual intervention to a general health coaching (GHC) virtual intervention to see if the MIND eating plan helps reduce symptoms. Women will be contacted for follow-up measures 6 months after the 12-week interventions.

Women randomly assigned to the GHC at the beginning of the study will have the opportunity to complete the MIND intervention after the 6-month follow-up. All study sessions and measures are done remotely.

Participants will:

* Be randomized to MIND or GHC interventions
* Complete all study measures remotely (by online questionnaires, virtual visits and mail )
* Attend 8 virtual sessions of about 15-60 minutes each over 12 weeks
* Be sent some of the key foods in the MIND eating plan during the MIND intervention
* Be contacted for follow-up measures 6 months after interventions

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Evaluate the efficacy of a remotely delivered, highly accessible, 3-month MIND diet intervention (MIND-Breast Cancer \[BC\]) versus (vs.) general health curriculum (GHC) control to reduce CRCI and associated neuropsychological symptoms in 60 racially and ethnically diverse women with clinical stage II-III TNBC.

II. Evaluate the sustainability of dietary changes and outcome measures 6-months post-intervention.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE:

I. Explore underlying mechanisms of the MIND-BC diet on CRCI and effects of early versus later participation in the dietary intervention.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients receive MIND counseling sessions over 30-60 minutes weekly for 4 weeks then over 15 minutes biweekly for 4 sessions over 8 weeks and follow a personalized diet for 12 weeks. Patients also wear a Fitbit and undergo dried blood spot collection on study and during follow up.

ARM II: Patients receive general health recommendations counseling sessions over 30-60 minutes weekly for 4 weeks then over 15 minutes biweekly for 4 sessions over 8 weeks. Patients also wear a Fitbit and undergo dried blood spot collection on study and during follow up. After 6 month follow-up, patients may receive the MIND counseling sessions as in Arm I.

After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up at 6 months.

Conditions

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Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Parallel design with optional cross-over of the control group to the treatment group after 6-month follow-up.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm I (MIND-TNBC counseling)

Patients receive MIND counseling sessions over 30-60 minutes weekly for 4 weeks then over 15 minutes biweekly for 4 sessions over 8 weeks and follow a personalized diet for 12 weeks. Patients also wear a Fitbit and undergo dried blood spot collection on study and during follow up.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Biospecimen Collection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo dried blood spot collection

Cognitive Assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Ancillary studies

Dietary Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Receive MIND counseling sessions

Dietary Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Follow a personalized diet

Medical Device Usage and Evaluation

Intervention Type OTHER

Wear a Fitbit

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Arm II (general health recommendations counseling)

Patients receive general health recommendations counseling sessions over 30-60 minutes weekly for 4 weeks then over 15 minutes biweekly for 4 sessions over 8 weeks. Patients also wear a Fitbit and undergo dried blood spot collection on study and during follow up. After 6 month follow-up, patients may receive the MIND counseling sessions as in Arm I.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Biospecimen Collection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo dried blood spot collection

Cognitive Assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Ancillary studies

Dietary Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Receive general health recommendations counseling sessions

Medical Device Usage and Evaluation

Intervention Type OTHER

Wear a Fitbit

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Interventions

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Biospecimen Collection

Undergo dried blood spot collection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Cognitive Assessment

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Dietary Intervention

Receive MIND counseling sessions

Intervention Type OTHER

Dietary Intervention

Follow a personalized diet

Intervention Type OTHER

Dietary Intervention

Receive general health recommendations counseling sessions

Intervention Type OTHER

Medical Device Usage and Evaluation

Wear a Fitbit

Intervention Type OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Biological Sample Collection Biospecimen Collected Specimen Collection Dietary Modification intervention, dietary Nutrition Intervention Nutrition Interventions Nutritional Interventions Dietary Modification intervention, dietary Nutrition Intervention Nutrition Interventions Nutritional Interventions Dietary Modification intervention, dietary Nutrition Intervention Nutrition Interventions Nutritional Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 40-65 years
* Female with stage I-III triple negative breast cancer
* Less than or equal to 12 months from starting initial systemic cancer treatment (e.g. chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy) for TNBC
* Ability to access and use internet resources, including video calls using Zoom platform
* English speaking

Exclusion Criteria

* History of dementia, stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain metastasis or other conditions that could lead to cognitive impairment
* Current healthy eating pattern reflected by high MIND diet score (e.g. \>12)
* Unwilling/unable to eat \> 2 types of MIND food (e.g. avoids \& \> 2 categories or food groups such as leafy greens, olive oil and non-fried fish)
* Currently pregnant
* Unable to give informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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American Institute for Cancer Research

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tonya Orchard

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Tonya Orchard, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Locations

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Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Role: CONTACT

800-293-5066

Facility Contacts

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Maryam Lustberg, MD, MPH

Role: primary

203-200-2328

Tonya Orchard, PhD

Role: primary

614-292-7241

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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NCI-2024-05451

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

OSU-23384

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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