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Breast CarcinomaNCT02521961

Support Group Program in Improving Quality of Life in Underserved Urban Latina Breast Cancer Survivors

A study testing Informational Intervention, Quality-of-Life Assessment and Questionnaire Administration in people with Breast Carcinoma and Cancer Survivor, run by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

This randomized clinical trial studies a support group program in improving quality of life in underserved urban Latina breast cancer survivors. A psychosocial support group program may help reduce distress and improve health-related quality of life in underserved urban Latina breast cancer survivors. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Carcinoma, Cancer Survivor
What is being tested?
Informational Intervention, Quality-of-Life Assessment and Questionnaire Administration
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
10 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
3 Feb 2016to 1 Jul 2017
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

  • Latino
  • Spanish-speaking
  • Diagnosed with breast cancer
  • A current resident of either King, Snohomish or Pierce counties in Washington State with the intent of remaining a resident for at least 3 months following study enrollment
  • Additionally, at time of enrollment, participants must be post-treatment (with the exception of adjuvant therapy) for their primary cancer and not actively undergoing treatment for a secondary, metastatic, or recurrence of cancer (local or distant)
  • There will be no restrictions on time since diagnosis for participants

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

    Seattle, Washington, 98109

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: Developing an Intervention to Reduce Stress and Improve Quality of Life in Underserved Urban Latina Breast Cancer Survivors

This randomized clinical trial studies a support group program in improving quality of life in underserved urban Latina breast cancer survivors. A psychosocial support group program may help reduce distress and improve health-related quality of life in underserved urban Latina breast cancer survivors.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Evaluate the effect of the support program for Latina breast cancer survivors using validated measures of health-related quality of life.

II. Evaluate the effect of the support program for Latina breast cancer survivors using validated measures of general distress.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. A brief qualitative assessment will evaluate the perception of the program among intervention participants using a brief survey.

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Participants attend support group sessions over 1-1.5 hours once weekly for 10 weeks. The sessions include facilitated discussions among participants about the following topics: stress management and emotional coping strategies, nutrition and physical activity, sexuality and body image, medical advocacy, self-care and social support. Participants receive a binder in which the rationale for each topic, techniques learned, and activities completed during each session will be summarized and are shown a Chair-robics digital video disc (DVD).

ARM II: Participants receive one phone call to arrange a follow-up with the promotora, a note acknowledging their participation in the study, and a community resource booklet. Participants are then yoked into one of the 3 intervention groups and asked to attend a 30 minute session similar to Arm I.

Being tested
Informational Intervention, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration, Support Group Therapy
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Informational InterventionOther

    Watch a Chair-robics DVD

  • Informational InterventionOther

    Receive community resource booklet

  • Quality-of-Life AssessmentOther

    Also called Quality of Life Assessment

    Ancillary studies

  • Questionnaire AdministrationOther

    Ancillary studies

  • Support Group TherapyProcedure or surgery

    Attend support group sessions

Study groups in NCT02521961
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm I (support group sessions)ExperimentalParticipants attend support group sessions over 1-1.5 hours once weekly for 10 weeks. The sessions include facilitated discussions among participants about the following topics: stress management and emotional coping strategies, nutrition and physical activity, sexuality and body image, medical advocacy, self-care and social support. Participants receive a binder in which the rationale for each topic, techniques learned, and activities completed during each session will be summarized and are shown a Chair-robics DVD.
Receives: Other: Informational Intervention; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Procedure: Support Group Therapy
Arm II (control)Active comparatorParticipants receive one phone call to arrange a follow-up with the promotora, a note acknowledging their participation in the study, and a community resource booklet. Participants are then yoked into one of the 3 intervention groups and asked to attend a 30 minute session similar to Arm I.
Receives: Other: Informational Intervention; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration

What is being measured

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

  1. Adherence assessed using weekly attendance records

    Skewed data will be log transformed or other appropriate transformations performed as necessary. Simple associations between demographic variables and outcome variables will be conducted to determine the need for control variables. Significant pre- to post-intervention change in psychosocial outcomes will be analyzed using the repeated measures linear mixed model. All analyses will be two-tailed and held to a significance level of alpha = 0.05. Post-hoc analyses will otherwise be conducted as appropriate pending the outcome of the initial primary analyses.

    Measured: Up to 10 weeks

  2. Change in acculturation to reflect language use and media, as well as ethnic social relationships, assessed using the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics

    Skewed data will be log transformed or other appropriate transformations performed as necessary. Simple associations between demographic variables and outcome variables will be conducted to determine the need for control variables. Significant pre- to post-intervention change in psychosocial outcomes will be analyzed using the repeated measures linear mixed model. All analyses will be two-tailed and held to a significance level of alpha = 0.05. Post-hoc analyses will otherwise be conducted as appropriate pending the outcome of the initial primary analyses.

    Measured: Baseline to up to 10 weeks

  3. Change in anxiety, measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7

    Skewed data will be log transformed or other appropriate transformations performed as necessary. Simple associations between demographic variables and outcome variables will be conducted to determine the need for control variables. Significant pre- to post-intervention change in psychosocial outcomes will be analyzed using the repeated measures linear mixed model. All analyses will be two-tailed and held to a significance level of alpha = 0.05. Post-hoc analyses will otherwise be conducted as appropriate pending the outcome of the initial primary analyses.

    Measured: Baseline to up to 10 weeks

  4. Change in coping style, assessed using the Brief Cope scale

    Skewed data will be log transformed or other appropriate transformations performed as necessary. Simple associations between demographic variables and outcome variables will be conducted to determine the need for control variables. Significant pre- to post-intervention change in psychosocial outcomes will be analyzed using the repeated measures linear mixed model. All analyses will be two-tailed and held to a significance level of alpha = 0.05. Post-hoc analyses will otherwise be conducted as appropriate pending the outcome of the initial primary analyses.

    Measured: Baseline to up to 10 weeks

  5. Change in depression assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire depression module-9

    Skewed data will be log transformed or other appropriate transformations performed as necessary. Simple associations between demographic variables and outcome variables will be conducted to determine the need for control variables. Significant pre- to post-intervention change in psychosocial outcomes will be analyzed using the repeated measures linear mixed model. All analyses will be two-tailed and held to a significance level of alpha = 0.05. Post-hoc analyses will otherwise be conducted as appropriate pending the outcome of the initial primary analyses.

    Measured: Baseline to up to 10 weeks

  6. Change in distress assessed using the Distress Thermometer measure

    Skewed data will be log transformed or other appropriate transformations performed as necessary. Simple associations between demographic variables and outcome variables will be conducted to determine the need for control variables. Significant pre- to post-intervention change in psychosocial outcomes will be analyzed using the repeated measures linear mixed model. All analyses will be two-tailed and held to a significance level of alpha = 0.05. Post-hoc analyses will otherwise be conducted as appropriate pending the outcome of the initial primary analyses.

    Measured: Baseline to up to 10 weeks

  7. Change in fatigue assessed using the FACIT

    Skewed data will be log transformed or other appropriate transformations performed as necessary. Simple associations between demographic variables and outcome variables will be conducted to determine the need for control variables. Significant pre- to post-intervention change in psychosocial outcomes will be analyzed using the repeated measures linear mixed model. All analyses will be two-tailed and held to a significance level of alpha = 0.05. Post-hoc analyses will otherwise be conducted as appropriate pending the outcome of the initial primary analyses.

    Measured: Baseline to up to 10 weeks

  8. Change in Hispanic-specific stress measured using the abbreviated version of the Hispanic Stress Inventory-Immigrant version

    Skewed data will be log transformed or other appropriate transformations performed as necessary. Simple associations between demographic variables and outcome variables will be conducted to determine the need for control variables. Significant pre- to post-intervention change in psychosocial outcomes will be analyzed using the repeated measures linear mixed model. All analyses will be two-tailed and held to a significance level of alpha = 0.05. Post-hoc analyses will otherwise be conducted as appropriate pending the outcome of the initial primary analyses.

    Measured: Baseline to up to 10 weeks

  9. Change in perceived stress measured using the Perceived Stress Scale

    Skewed data will be log transformed or other appropriate transformations performed as necessary. Simple associations between demographic variables and outcome variables will be conducted to determine the need for control variables. Significant pre- to post-intervention change in psychosocial outcomes will be analyzed using the repeated measures linear mixed model. All analyses will be two-tailed and held to a significance level of alpha = 0.05. Post-hoc analyses will otherwise be conducted as appropriate pending the outcome of the initial primary analyses.

    Measured: Baseline to up to 10 weeks

  10. Change in quality of life as measured using the Functional Assessment Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)-General

    Skewed data will be log transformed or other appropriate transformations performed as necessary. Simple associations between demographic variables and outcome variables will be conducted to determine the need for control variables. Significant pre- to post-intervention change in psychosocial outcomes will be analyzed using the repeated measures linear mixed model. All analyses will be two-tailed and held to a significance level of alpha = 0.05. Post-hoc analyses will otherwise be conducted as appropriate pending the outcome of the initial primary analyses.

    Measured: Baseline to up to 10 weeks

  11. Change in self-efficacy measured using the Spanish Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy scale

    Skewed data will be log transformed or other appropriate transformations performed as necessary. Simple associations between demographic variables and outcome variables will be conducted to determine the need for control variables. Significant pre- to post-intervention change in psychosocial outcomes will be analyzed using the repeated measures linear mixed model. All analyses will be two-tailed and held to a significance level of alpha = 0.05. Post-hoc analyses will otherwise be conducted as appropriate pending the outcome of the initial primary analyses.

    Measured: Baseline to up to 10 weeks

  12. Change in social support assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study-Social Support Survey

    Skewed data will be log transformed or other appropriate transformations performed as necessary. Simple associations between demographic variables and outcome variables will be conducted to determine the need for control variables. Significant pre- to post-intervention change in psychosocial outcomes will be analyzed using the repeated measures linear mixed model. All analyses will be two-tailed and held to a significance level of alpha = 0.05. Post-hoc analyses will otherwise be conducted as appropriate pending the outcome of the initial primary analyses.

    Measured: Baseline to up to 10 weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted13 Aug 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start3 Feb 2016
  3. Primary completion1 Jul 2017
  4. Study completion1 Jul 2017

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
None (open label)
Enrolment
10 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02521961
Sponsor's protocol ID
9425
Other IDs
NCI-2015-01183, P30CA015704
Status last verified
Oct 2018
First submitted
6 Aug 2015
Last updated
5 Oct 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Informational Intervention, Quality-of-Life Assessment and Questionnaire Administration in people with Breast Carcinoma and Cancer Survivor, run by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center 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 6 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 5 Oct 2018. 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?

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?

Adherence assessed using weekly attendance records (time frame: Up to 10 weeks). The study lists 12 primary outcomes in all. 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 5 Oct 2018; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 5 Nov 2026.

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