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Breast CancerNCT00468741

Component and Couple Analysis of Cancer Communications

A study testing CHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System) and CHESS in people with Breast Cancer, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 3 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Component and Couple Analysis of Cancer Communication CHESS, the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System is an innovative technology that provides information, social support and skills training to women with breast cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
CHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System) and CHESS
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
338 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2003to Jun 2014
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Eligibility for this protocol is as follows:
  • All subjects must be within 2 months of their primary breast cancer diagnosis,
  • All subjects must be at least 18 years of age,
  • All subjects must be able to read and write English at the 6th-grade level
  • Not homeless

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • Hartford Hospital

    Hartford, Connecticut

  • M. D. Anderson

    Houston, Texas

  • University of Wisconsin

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53706

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About this study

Component and Couple Analysis of Cancer Communication

CHESS, the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System is an innovative technology that provides information, social support and skills training to women with breast cancer. Previous CHESS clinical trials found improved patient outcomes but little is known about what services in CHESS produce those results. This study will examine whether breast cancer patient outcomes change when conceptually distinct CHESS services (information, social support, and skills training) are systematically added to a patients treatment resources.

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Primary Aims:

  • Determine the relative efficacies of different types of cancer communication treatments when they are presented alone or in combination
  • Determine routes or processes via which these elements work
  • Determine for whom the different treatment types work best.
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
CHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System), CHESS
Keywords
Breast Cancer, Internet, Computer, Support, Information, Education, Control Group: Usual care and Internet access, CHESS Information Services only, CHESS Social Support & Information Services, CHESS Information, Social Support & Skills Services
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System)Behavioural

    Full CHESS for subject use

  • CHESSBehavioural

    informational services of CHESS available to subject

  • CHESSBehavioural

    CHESS informational services and social support available to subject

Study groups in NCT00468741
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1No interventionsubjects receive internet access and computer
2ExperimentalCHESS informational services only
Receives: Behavioral: CHESS
3ExperimentalCHESS social support and informational services
Receives: Behavioral: CHESS
4ExperimentalFull CHESS
Receives: Behavioral: CHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Patient Quality of Life

    Measured: monthly

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Emotional Well-being

    Measured: monthly

  2. Self Efficacy

    Measured: monthly

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 May 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2003
  3. Primary completionDec 2008
  4. Study completionJun 2014

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
338 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00468741
Sponsor's protocol ID
2003-193
Other IDs
1P50CA09817-01A1, CC04318, 2003-193, A534253, SMPH/MEDICINE/MEDICINE
Status last verified
Apr 2016
First submitted
1 May 2007
Last updated
18 Nov 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing CHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System) and CHESS in people with Breast Cancer, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 3 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Nov 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Patient Quality of Life (time frame: monthly). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Nov 2019.

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