Five Sessions Intervention to Facilitate Adaptation to Breast Cancer
Last updated on April 2022Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Completed
- Estimated Enrollment
- 184
Inclusion Criteria
- women diagnosed with breast cancer at stage III or below who had recently undergone lumpectomy or mastectomy
- women diagnosed with breast cancer at stage III or below who had recently undergone lumpectomy or mastectomy
Exclusion Criteria
- prior cancer, prior psychiatric treatment for a serious disorder (e.g., psychosis, suicidality), lack of fluency in English and had begun adjuvant therapy at time of first assessment
- prior cancer, prior psychiatric treatment for a serious disorder (e.g., psychosis, suicidality), lack of fluency in English and had begun adjuvant therapy at time of first assessment
Summary
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Type
- Interventional
- Design
- Allocation: Randomized
- Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single (Participant)
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 21 years and 75 years
- Gender
- Only females
Description
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of 5-wk group-based stress management interventions (cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT] or relaxation training [RT]) vs a time-matched 5-wk group-based health education (HE) condition on psychosocial adaptation (negative and positive mood, ...
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of 5-wk group-based stress management interventions (cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT] or relaxation training [RT]) vs a time-matched 5-wk group-based health education (HE) condition on psychosocial adaptation (negative and positive mood, social disruption) and physiological adaptation (cortisol and immune function) in women with non-metastatic breast cancer who are undergoing primary treatment. Participants are recruited in the weeks after surgery and before the start of adjuvant chemotherapy or radiation, are assessed for baseline psychosocial and physiological adaptation indicators, and are then randomly allocated to either CBT, RT or HE. They are re-assessed for psychosocial and physiological adaptation at 6 and 12 month follow-up. Primary hypothesis is that women assigned to CBT or RT will show greater reductions in negative affect and social disruption, and greater increases in positive affect over time compared to women assigned to HE. Secondary hypothesis is that women assigned to CBT or RT will show greater decreases in cortisol and greater increases in immune functioning over time compared to those assigned to HE.
Inclusion Criteria
- women diagnosed with breast cancer at stage III or below who had recently undergone lumpectomy or mastectomy
- women diagnosed with breast cancer at stage III or below who had recently undergone lumpectomy or mastectomy
Exclusion Criteria
- prior cancer, prior psychiatric treatment for a serious disorder (e.g., psychosis, suicidality), lack of fluency in English and had begun adjuvant therapy at time of first assessment
- prior cancer, prior psychiatric treatment for a serious disorder (e.g., psychosis, suicidality), lack of fluency in English and had begun adjuvant therapy at time of first assessment
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT02103387
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Michael H Antoni, Ph.D. University of Miami
- Michael H Antoni, Ph.D. University of Miami
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