The muscle mass, omega-3, diet, exercise and lifestyle (MODEL) study – a randomised controlled trial for women who have completed breast cancer treatment

Table 1 Timings for baseline, 12 & 24 week assessments

	Day 1 – Approx 2 hours	Days 2-6	Day 7 – approx 15 mins
Baseline assessment	- Consent form and eligibility assessed	- Fasting CRP and EFA test	- Hand in Accel
Week -1 to 0			- Accel
	- LBM,		- Squat
	- Body fat%, Wt, Ht, Waist, Hip		- Push up
	- QOL related questionnaires		- DHQ
	- TMill
	- Handgrip strength
	- Demographical info
	- Accel given
Mid intervention assessment	As above except for consent form + Pill counts
Week 12-13	As above except for consent form + Pill counts
Post-intervention assessment	Same as mid-intervention assessment
Week 25-26

LBM: Lean body mass; Wt: Weight & Ht: Height; Waist & Hip: Girths; QOL: Quality of Life; TMill: Treadmill Sub-max Vo2 test; Accel: 7-day accelerometer; DHQ: Dietary Habits Questionnaire; CRP: Fasting high sensitivity C-reactive protein; LCn-3: Fasting erythrocyte fatty acid analysis; Push up: 60-second push up test; Squat: 60-second squat test.

ISSN: 1471-2407