Diet and Estrogen Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women

NCT00003098 | Completed

• 3 other identifiers: CDR0000065828UCLA-HSPC-950942302NCI-P97-0112
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: The amount of dietary fat or fiber may affect estrogen metabolism in postmenopausal women, and this may affect the risk of developing cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized dietary intervention to study the effectiveness of a low-fat diet combined with either high fiber or low fiber on estrogen metabolism in healthy postmenopausal women.

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Keywords

breast cancer

Study Arms (2)

fat reduction increased fiber

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients are randomized to dietary fat reduction with increased fiber). All patient must successfully complete a dietary run-in phase for 4 weeks before randomization. During the run-in phase, patients are asked to maintain a food record for days 7-14. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 14, 21, and 28. Patients are given 3 prepackaged meals a day for 12 weeks. Patients must maintain a record of all food eaten and return all food containers to the center for documentation. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 70, 77, and 84. At the end of the 12 weeks, patients meet with the dietitian for 30 minutes to receive instructions on maintaining a low fat, high fiber diet for the second phase of the study.

Other: fat reduction with increased fiber

fat reduction without increased fiber

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients are randomized to dietary fat reduction without increased fiber). All patient must successfully complete a dietary run-in phase for 4 weeks before randomization. During the run-in phase, patients are asked to maintain a food record for days 7-14. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 14, 21, and 28. Patients are given 3 prepackaged meals a day for 12 weeks. Patients must maintain a record of all food eaten and return all food containers to the center for documentation. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 70, 77, and 84. At the end of the 12 weeks, patients meet with the dietitian for 30 minutes to receive instructions on maintaining a low fat, high fiber diet for the second phase of the study.

Other: fat reduction without increased fiber

Interventions

fat reduction with increased fiber OTHER

Patients are randomized to dietary fat reduction with increased fiber. All patient must successfully complete a dietary run-in phase for 4 weeks before randomization. During the run-in phase, patients are asked to maintain a food record for days 7-14. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 14, 21, and 28. Patients are given 3 prepackaged meals a day for 12 weeks. Patients must maintain a record of all food eaten and return all food containers to the center for documentation. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 70, 77, and 84. At the end of the 12 weeks, patients meet with the dietitian for 30 minutes to receive instructions on maintaining a low fat, high fiber diet for the second phase of the study.

fat reduction increased fiber

fat reduction without increased fiber OTHER

Patients are randomized to dietary fat reduction without increased fiber. All patient must successfully complete a dietary run-in phase for 4 weeks before randomization. During the run-in phase, patients are asked to maintain a food record for days 7-14. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 14, 21, and 28. Patients are given 3 prepackaged meals a day for 12 weeks. Patients must maintain a record of all food eaten and return all food containers to the center for documentation. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 70, 77, and 84. At the end of the 12 weeks, patients meet with the dietitian for 30 minutes to receive instructions on maintaining a low fat, high fiber diet for the second phase of the study.

fat reduction without increased fiber

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years - 69 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Healthy postmenopausal female between the ages of 50 and 69 with diet of greater than 32% of total calories from fat and less than 15 grams of fiber PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 50 to 69 Sex: Female Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: At least 2 years since menopause In general good health Increased body fat (125%-175% of ideal body weight) Increased upper body fat (waist-to-hip circumference ratio greater than 0.85) Serum estradiol greater than 13 picograms per milliliter PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No concurrent medication that can interfere with blood test results No hormone replacement therapy or thyroid hormones

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

Los Angeles, California, 90095-1781, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Study Officials

• David Heber, MD

  Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 1, 1999
• First Posted: May 24, 2004
• Study Start: August 1, 1997
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2004
• Study Completion: June 1, 2004
• Last Updated: February 1, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-01

Locations

US (1)