Optimising Care: Supporting you to be active and eat well

What is the Optimising Care study?

The ‘Optimising care: Supporting you to be active and eat well’ study, aims to determine the effectiveness of an exercise and dietary program for women who have metastatic breast cancer (also known as advanced or secondary breast cancer).

Very few studies have looked at whether addressing physical activity and dietary intake can improve the well-being and physical health of women with metastatic breast cancer. Currently, very few programs are offered specific to women with metastatic breast cancer.

Our Optimising Care Pilot Study showed that this program is safe and suitable for women with metastatic breast cancer and may help to stop loss of muscle and physical function. A larger study is now needed to determine if the program can help to improve (or prevent declines in) quality of life, well-being, or physical health.

The study is being led by researchers at The University of Queensland and Griffith University.

If you decide to take part, you will be allocated to one of two groups:

• Optimising Care: a 12-month exercise and dietary program
• Current Practice: your usual care and help to access exercise and nutrition resources currently available in the community