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Breast NeoplasmsNCT01383174

Nuevo Amanecer: Promoting the Psychosocial Health of Latinas

A study testing Peer Support Program in people with Breast Neoplasms and Psychology, Social, run by University of California, San Francisco at 1 site 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

The purpose of this study is to test whether a new program Nuevo Amanecer (A New Dawn), improves the quality of life of Latinas diagnosed with breast cancer. Trained Latina counselors who have had breast cancer provide support to recently diagnosed women. The investigators call these counselors peer support counselors. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Neoplasms, Psychology, Social
What is being tested?
Peer Support Program
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
151 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2011to May 2014
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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

  • Self-identifies as Latina
  • Diagnosed with Stage 0, I, II, or III in the prior month
  • Primarily Spanish-speaking, or Spanish monolingual
  • Aged 18 or older
  • Diagnosed in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, San Francisco or Santa Clara counties, California.

Who cannot join

  • Previous cancer diagnosis except for non-melanoma skin cancer
  • Terminal illness
  • Stage IV breast cancer (distant metastasis)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Study site

    Multiple Locations, California

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About this study

The purpose of this study is to test whether a new program Nuevo Amanecer (A New Dawn), improves the quality of life of Latinas diagnosed with breast cancer. Trained Latina counselors who have had breast cancer provide support to recently diagnosed women. The investigators call these counselors peer support counselors.

Read the detailed description

This study will assess the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral stress management (CBSM) intervention for newly diagnosed Latina breast cancer patients. In our prior work, the investigators established the appropriate content of the intervention, the need for early intervention, and the value of culturally competent peer support. In this study the investigators will adapt an evidence-based CBSM intervention designed to meet these needs. This study will use a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design with a wait-listed usual care control group to adapt the intervention and test its effectiveness in improving breast cancer specific quality-of-life, and decreasing anxiety and breast cancer specific distress. The new, adapted intervention will be called "Nuevo Amanecer" (A New Dawn).

Being tested
Peer Support Program
Keywords
Breast cancer, Latinas, Peer support counselor, Spanish speaking, Community based
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Peer Support ProgramBehavioural

    Also called Nuevo Amanecer (A New Dawn)

    • Work with a trained counselor who is a breast cancer survivor
    • Meet 8 times in-person over the 8 week program with the counselor
    • Counselor helps participant develop a personalized support program to help her improve her quality of life
    • Receives information on breast cancer, its treatments, and stress management
Study groups in NCT01383174
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Peer Support ProgramExperimentalNuevo Amanecer is the peer support program. Participants receive the peer support program as soon as possible after randomization.
Receives: Behavioral: Peer Support Program
Wait-list ControlNo interventionWaits six months, and at the end of the six months is offered the option of participating in the peer support program.

What is being measured

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

  1. Physical Well-being a Subcale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Quality of Life Instrument (FACT-B)

    FACT-B was used as the breast cancer-specific quality-of-life measure. FACT-B consists of 5 subscale scores pertaining to 4 well-being dimensions (physical, social-family, emotional, functional) and additional breast cancer concerns. A total overall score is the sum of all subscales. Response options were 0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2=somewhat, 3=quite a bit, and 4=very much.

    Psychometric analysis in our Spanish-speaking Latina sample resulted in modifications to FACT-B: physical well-being subscale. Of 7 items, 1 was dropped because it was conceptually different from other items on that scale. Modified subscale was scored by summing items. Possible score ranges for physical well-being were 0-24. Higher scores indicated greater well-being.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 month assessment

  2. Social/Family Well-being a Subcale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Quality of Life Instrument (FACT-B)

    FACT-B was used as the breast cancer-specific quality-of-life measure. FACT-B consists of 5 subscale scores pertaining to 4 well-being dimensions (physical, social-family, emotional, functional) and additional breast cancer concerns. A total overall score is the sum of all subscales. Response options were 0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2=somewhat, 3=quite a bit, and 4=very much.

    Psychometric analysis in our Spanish-speaking Latina sample resulted in modifications to FACT-B: social/family well-being subscale. Of 7 items, 2 were dropped because the items were conditional on having a partner (resulting in lots of missing data). Modified subscale was scored by summing items. Possible score ranges for social/family well-being were 0-20. Higher scores indicated greater well-being.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 month assessment

  3. Emotional Well-being a Subscale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Quality of Life Instrument (FACT-B)

    FACT-B was used as the breast cancer-specific quality-of-life measure. FACT-B consists of 5 subscale scores pertaining to 4 well-being dimensions (physical, social-family, emotional, functional) and additional breast cancer concerns. A total overall score is the sum of all subscales. Response options were 0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2=somewhat, 3=quite a bit, and 4=very much.

    Psychometric analysis in our Spanish-speaking Latina sample resulted in modifications to FACT-B: emotional well-being subscale. Of 6 items, 1 was dropped because of low item-scale correlations and it was conceptually different from the other items on that scale (only positively worded item on the scale). Modified subscale was scored by summing items. Possible score ranges for emotional well-being were 0-20. Higher scores indicated greater well-being.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 month assessment

  4. Breast Cancer Concerns a Subscale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Quality of Life Instrument (FACT-B)

    FACT-B was used as the breast cancer-specific quality-of-life measure. FACT-B consists of 5 subscale scores pertaining to 4 well-being dimensions (physical, social-family, emotional, functional) and additional breast cancer concerns. A total overall score is the sum of all subscales. Response options were 0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2=somewhat, 3=quite a bit, and 4=very much.

    Psychometric analysis in our Spanish-speaking Latina sample resulted in modifications to FACT-B: breast cancer concerns subscale. Of 7 items, 2 were dropped because of low item-scale correlations and were conceptually different from the other items on that scale. Modified subscale was scored by summing items. Possible score ranges for emotional well-being were 0-28. Higher scores indicated greater well-being.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 month assessment

  5. Enjoyment of Life a Subscale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Quality of Life Instrument (FACT-B)

    FACT-B was used as the breast cancer-specific quality-of-life measure. FACT-B consists of 5 subscale scores pertaining to 4 well-being dimensions (physical, social-family, emotional, functional) and additional breast cancer concerns. A total overall score is the sum of all subscales. Response options were 0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2=somewhat, 3=quite a bit, and 4=very much.

    Psychometric analysis in our Spanish-speaking Latina sample resulted in modifications to FACT-B: functional well-being subscale. Of 7 items, 3 were dropped because items were conceptually different and did not converge psychometrically with the other items on that scale; the remaining 4 items were specific to enjoyment of life, thus we renamed the subscale to "Enjoyment of Life". Modified subscale was scored by summing items. Possible score ranges for enjoyment of life were 0-16. Higher scores indicated greater well-being.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 month assessment

  6. Total Score of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Quality of Life Instrument (FACT-B)

    FACT-B was used as the breast cancer-specific quality-of-life measure. FACT-B consists of 5 subscale scores pertaining to 4 well-being dimensions (physical, social-family, emotional, functional) and additional breast cancer concerns. A total overall score is the sum of all subscales. Response options were 0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2=somewhat, 3=quite a bit, and 4=very much.

    Psychometric analysis in our Spanish-speaking Latina sample resulted in modifications to each of the FACT-B subscale. The total overall score is based on the sum of modified subscales (see above primary outcomes for modifications to subscales). Possible score ranges for the total overall score were 0-108. Higher scores indicated greater well-being.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 month assessment

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Anxiety a Subscale of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)

    BSI was used to measure general symptoms of distress. BSI consists of 3 scale scores pertaining to general symptoms of distress (anxiety, depression, somatization). Response options were 0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2=moderately, 3=quite a bit, and 4=extremely. Scores were the mean of nonmissing items. Possible score ranges for anxiety were 0-4. Higher scores indicated more distress.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 month assessment

  2. Depression a Subscale of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)

    BSI was used to measure general symptoms of distress. BSI consists of 3 scale scores pertaining to general symptoms of distress (anxiety, depression, somatization). Response options were 0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2=moderately, 3=quite a bit, and 4=extremely. Scores were the mean of nonmissing items. Possible score ranges for depression were 0-4. Higher scores indicated more distress.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 month assessment

  3. Somatization a Subscale of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)

    BSI was used to measure general symptoms of distress. BSI consists of 3 scale scores pertaining to general symptoms of distress (anxiety, depression, somatization). Response options were 0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2=moderately, 3=quite a bit, and 4=extremely. Scores were the mean of nonmissing items. Possible score ranges for somatization were 0-4. Higher scores indicated more distress.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 month assessment

  4. Breast Cancer-Specific Distress of the Intrusive Thoughts Scale

    Breast cancer-specific distress was measured with the 7 item Intrusive Thoughts Scale (anchored to the breast cancer experience), a subscale of the revised Impact of Event Scale (RIES). Response options were 0=not at all, 1=rarely, 2=sometimes, and 3=often. Using the published scoring algorithm, items were summed after recoding responses to 0, 1, 3, and 5. Possible score ranges were 0-35. Higher scores indicate greater distress.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 month assessment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted28 Jun 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2011
  3. Primary completionMay 2014
  4. Study completionMay 2014

Resources

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
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Investigator
Enrolment
151 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01383174
Sponsor's protocol ID
15BB-1300
Other IDs
15BB-1301
Status last verified
Jan 2019
First submitted
3 Jun 2011
Last updated
15 Jan 2019
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Bonilla J, Alhomsi A, Santoyo-Olsson J, Stewart AL, Ortiz C, Samayoa C, Torres-Nguyen A, Palomino H, Coleman V, Urias A, Gonzalez N, Cervantes SA, Duron Y, Napoles AM. Sharing research results with Latina breast cancer survivors who participated in a community-engaged behavioral RCT study: a descriptive cross-sectional survey study. Trials. 2022 Jan 8;23(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05945-8.

    PubMed 34998436
  • Chacon L, Santoyo-Olsson J, Samayoa C, Alhomsi A, Stewart AL, Ortiz C, Escalera C, Napoles AM. Self-Efficacy for Coping with Breast Cancer Treatment Among Spanish-Speaking Latinas. Health Equity. 2021 Apr 26;5(1):245-252. doi: 10.1089/heq.2020.0152. eCollection 2021.

    PubMed 33937611
  • Bonilla J, Escalera C, Santoyo-Olsson J, Samayoa C, Ortiz C, Stewart AL, Napoles AM. The importance of patient engagement to quality of breast cancer care and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study among Latina breast cancer survivors in rural and urban communities. BMC Womens Health. 2021 Feb 9;21(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01200-z.

    PubMed 33563263
  • Napoles AM, Santoyo-Olsson J, Stewart AL, Ortiz C, Garcia-Jimenez M. Evaluating the Implementation of a Translational Peer-Delivered Stress Management Program for Spanish-Speaking Latina Breast Cancer Survivors. J Cancer Educ. 2018 Aug;33(4):875-884. doi: 10.1007/s13187-017-1202-y.

    PubMed 28275966
  • Napoles AM, Ortiz C, Santoyo-Olsson J, Stewart AL, Gregorich S, Lee HE, Duron Y, McGuire P, Luce J. Nuevo Amanecer: results of a randomized controlled trial of a community-based, peer-delivered stress management intervention to improve quality of life in Latinas with breast cancer. Am J Public Health. 2015 Jul;105 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e55-63. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302598. Epub 2015 Apr 23.

    PubMed 25905829
  • Napoles AM, Santoyo-Olsson J, Ortiz C, Gregorich S, Lee HE, Duron Y, Graves K, Luce JA, McGuire P, Diaz-Mendez M, Stewart AL. Randomized controlled trial of Nuevo Amanecer: a peer-delivered stress management intervention for Spanish-speaking Latinas with breast cancer. Clin Trials. 2014 Apr;11(2):230-8. doi: 10.1177/1740774514521906. Epub 2014 Feb 26.

    PubMed 24577971

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Peer Support Program in people with Breast Neoplasms and Psychology, Social, run by University of California, San Francisco at 1 site 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 3 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 15 Jan 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 15 Jun 2015). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Physical Well-being a Subcale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Quality of Life Instrument (FACT-B) (time frame: Baseline and 6 month assessment). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01383174, which also lists 6 linked publications.

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 15 Jan 2019.

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