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A Mixed-Methods Metabolomics Investigation of Lifestyle and Energy Balance During Breast Cancer Survivorship
Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Summary
The MILES Study is a longitudinal, mixed-methods investigation of urinary biomarkers, energy balance, and lifestyle modifications in diverse women during early breast cancer treatment. The study's overarching goal is to assess dietary quality and physical activity changes over time using reliable, scalable tools suitable for clinical or population settings, supporting newly diagnosed patients in adopting and maintaining healthy behaviors through treatment and survivorship.
Official title: The MILES Study: A Mixed-Methods Metabolomics Investigation of Lifestyle and Energy Balance During Breast Cancer Survivorship
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2026-01-20
Completion Date
2028-12
Last Updated
2026-06-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Survey completion
Surveys will evaluate dietary quality, physical activity, tobacco use, demographic and socio-economic/occupation factors and perspectives about participation in biomedical/biospecimen research.
Urine specimen banking
The study team will collect the first urine of the day from these volunteers on the same day that they complete the lifestyle questionnaires. The urine will be used for metabolomics testing via Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and will be correlated with the survey data.
Qualitative interviews
After the survey and urine specimen have been received, participants will be scheduled for online or in-person semi-structured interviews. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted at baseline (either before or after surgery, but not both for the same individual) and at follow up.
Locations (1)
Abamson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States