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A Mixed-Methods Metabolomics Investigation of Lifestyle and Energy Balance During Breast Cancer Survivorship

The MILES Study: A Mixed-Methods Metabolomics Investigation of Lifestyle and Energy Balance During Breast Cancer Survivorship

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
Female only
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires, MRI scans, Interviews

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Surveys will evaluate dietary quality, physical activity, tobacco use, demographic and socio-economic/occupation factors and perspectives about participation in biomedical/biospecimen research."
  • "The study team will also 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 intervention: Among a subset of 50 women, the study team will conduct semi-structured interviews at baseline and at follow-up to answer the following research questions: 1."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

The MILES Study follows women newly diagnosed with breast cancer during early treatment. It looks at changes in diet, physical activity, and energy used and taken in, along with signs of these changes in urine. The goal is to find useful ways to track healthy habits during treatment and life after cancer.

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.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Women age 18 or older.
  • Able to read English or Spanish.
  • Newly diagnosed with stage 0, I, II, or III breast cancer that started in the breast.
  • Cancer confirmed by a lab exam of tissue within the past 60 days.
  • Scheduled for surgery with a Penn Medicine surgeon.

Who can't join

  • Women younger than 18.
  • Women without a new diagnosis of cancer that started in the breast.
  • Women who are pregnant.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult women (age 18 years or older) * Able to read English or Spanish * Newly diagnosed with primary stage 0, I, II, or III breast cancer * Pathological diagnosis within the previous 60 days * Scheduled to have surgery with a Penn Medicine surgeon Exclusion Criteria: * Women age less than 18 years * Women without a new primary breast cancer diagnosis * Women who are pregnant

Study sites (1)

PA