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Mindfulness Meditation or Survivorship Education in Improving Behavioral Symptoms in Younger Stage 0-III Breast Cancer Survivors (Pathways to Wellness)

A study testing Educational Intervention, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Meditation Therapy in people with Cancer Survivor and Early-Stage Breast Carcinoma, run by Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at 3 sites in United States.

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Trial summary

This randomized phase III trial studies how well mindfulness meditation or survivorship education work in improving behavioral symptoms in younger stage 0-III breast cancer survivors. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 49 years, women only
What is being tested?
Educational Intervention, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Meditation Therapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
96 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
20 Feb 2017to 1 Feb 2024
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 Up to 49 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Women diagnosed with early stage, resectable breast cancer (Stage 0, I, II, or III) prior to age 50, and are within 5 years of diagnosis
  • Have completed all surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy treatments at least 6 months previously; may still be receiving trastuzumab or endocrine adjuvant therapy
  • Ability to complete evaluation surveys in English
  • Have evidence of at least mild clinical depression on a standardized screening questionnaire

Who cannot join

  • Has a breast cancer recurrence, metastasis, or another interval cancer diagnosis following the breast cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer)
  • Unable to commit to intervention schedule (6 weekly group meetings)
  • Actively practicing mindfulness meditation
  • Has another serious or chronic medical or psychiatric condition that contributes to substantial physical or emotional disability that would detract from participating in either of the intervention programs or from the measurement of intervention outcomes

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90095

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: Improving Outcomes for Younger Breast Cancer Survivors: A Phase III Randomized Trial Targeting Behavioral Symptoms in Younger Breast Cancer Survivors

This randomized phase III trial studies how well mindfulness meditation or survivorship education work in improving behavioral symptoms in younger stage 0-III breast cancer survivors. Behavioral interventions, such as mindfulness meditation, use techniques to help patients change the way they react to environmental triggers that may cause a negative reaction. Survivorship education after treatment may reduce stress and improve the well-being and quality of life of patients with breast cancer. Mindfulness meditation or survivorship education may help improve the health behaviors of younger breast cancer survivors.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To evaluate the efficacy of two different types of group interventions (mindfulness and survivorship education), specifically tailored to the needs of younger female breast cancer survivors, in reducing depressive symptoms, compared to a usual care control group.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To compare the efficacy of the two interventions relative to a usual care control group on fatigue, sleep disturbance, and vasomotor symptoms.

II. To examine the efficacy of the two interventions relative to a usual care control group on circulating and genomic markers of inflammation.

III. To explore potential moderators and mediators of intervention efficacy in the two intervention groups.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 arms.

ARM A (MINDFULNESS AWARENESS PRACTICES [MAPs]): Patients attend a mindfulness meditation class over 2 hours once weekly for 6 weeks. Patients then attend in person booster sessions that include guided meditation, questions, and discussion of how to maintain a mindfulness practice over 1 hour once monthly for 3 months.

ARM B (SURVIVORSHIP EDUCATION INTERVENTION [SE]): Patients attend a survivorship education class over 2 hours once weekly for 6 weeks. Patients also receive monthly electronic newsletters with tailored information about topics of interest to younger survivors, including cancer-related events in the community and tips about following through on recommendations for healthy living.

ARM C (USUAL CARE/DELAYED TREATMENT CONTROL GROUP): Patients receive usual care for 9 months. Patients are then offered a choice of participating in Arm A or Arm B.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 3 and 6 months.

Being tested
Educational Intervention, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Meditation Therapy, Questionnaire Administration
Keywords
breast cancer, younger women, education, mindfulness meditation, depression, cancer survivor
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Breast Carcinoma In Situ, Depression

What participants receive

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

  • Educational InterventionOther

    Also called Education for Intervention, Intervention by Education, Intervention through Education, Intervention, Educational

    Attend survivorship education

  • Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • Meditation TherapyProcedure or surgery

    Also called Meditation

    Attend mindfulness meditation

  • Questionnaire AdministrationOther

    Ancillary studies

Study groups in NCT03025139
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm A (MAPs)Active comparatorPatients attend a mindfulness meditation class over 2 hours once weekly for 6 weeks. Patients then attend in person booster sessions that include guided meditation, questions, and discussion of how to maintain a mindfulness practice over 1 hour once monthly for 2 months.
Receives: Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Procedure: Meditation Therapy; Other: Questionnaire Administration
Arm B (SE)Active comparatorPatients attend a survivorship education class over 2 hours once weekly for 6 weeks. Patients also receive monthly electronic newsletters with tailored information about topics of interest to younger survivors, including cancer-related events in the community and tips about following through on recommendations for healthy living.
Receives: Other: Educational Intervention; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Other: Questionnaire Administration
Arm C (USUAL CARE/DELAYED TREATMENT CONTROL GROUP)Active comparatorPatients receive usual care for 9 months. Patients are then offered a choice of participating in Arm A or Arm B.
Receives: Other: Educational Intervention; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Procedure: Meditation Therapy; Other: Questionnaire Administration

What is being measured

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

  1. Change in depressive symptoms measured by Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale score

    The data will be analyzed using linear mixed effects models, with fixed effects for time and condition and random effects for individuals. Differences between conditions in change over time will be examined by testing condition-by-time interaction terms. All tests will be two-sided. The Hochberg procedure will be applied to the two p-values for each intervention to control the familywise error rate at 0.05.

    Measured: 2 weeks post-intervention to 6 months

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Change in fatigue assessed by Fatigue Symptom Inventory

    Will be tested using the mixed modeling approach, and p-values reported both with and without multiplicity adjustment. All tests will be two-sided.

    Measured: 2 weeks post-intervention to 6 months

  2. Change in hot flashes measured by the vasomotor symptom severity subscale of the BCPT symptom scales questionnaire.

    Will be tested using the mixed modeling approach, and p-values reported both with and without multiplicity adjustment. All tests will be two-sided.

    Measured: 2 weeks post-intervention to 6 months

  3. Change in inflammatory biomarkers will focus on laboratory measurements of Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and high sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP)

    Will be tested using the mixed modeling approach, and p-values reported both with and without multiplicity adjustment. All tests will be two-sided.

    Measured: 2 weeks post-intervention to 6 months

  4. Change in sleep disturbance assessed by Insomnia Severity Index

    Will be tested using the mixed modeling approach, and p-values reported both with and without multiplicity adjustment. All tests will be two-sided.

    Measured: 2 weeks post-intervention to 6 months

  5. Mediators of intervention efficacy assessed by questionnaire

    Mediators assessed will include self-efficacy, mindfulness, self-kindness, and rumination.

    Measured: Up to 6 months

  6. Moderators of intervention efficacy assessed by questionnaire

    Moderators will include preparedness for survivorship, intervention preference, and childhood adversity. Will be assessed using condition-by-moderator interaction terms in mixed models.

    Measured: Up to 6 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted19 Jan 2017 (estimated)
  2. Study start20 Feb 2017
  3. Primary completion1 Feb 2023 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Feb 2024 (estimated)

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
96 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03025139
Sponsor's protocol ID
16-000817
Other IDs
NCI-2016-01396, R01CA200977
Acronym
PTW
Status last verified
Jul 2022
First submitted
17 Jan 2017
Last updated
21 Jul 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Korecki JRT, Ganz PA, Partridge AH, Wolff AC, Petersen L, Crespi CM, Bower JE. Mediators of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Younger Breast Cancer Survivors: Effects on Depressive Symptoms. Psychosom Med. 2024 Oct 1;86(8):700-709. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000001340. Epub 2024 Aug 10.

    PubMed 39132946
  • Tyrus Korecki JR, Ganz PA, Partridge AH, Wolff AC, Petersen L, Crespi CM, Bower JE. Moderators of Intervention Efficacy in the Pathways to Wellness Trial of Survivorship Education and Mindfulness Meditation for Younger Breast Cancer Survivors. JCO Oncol Pract. 2024 Oct;20(10):1410-1419. doi: 10.1200/OP.23.00617. Epub 2024 Jun 25.

    PubMed 38917400
  • Bower JE, Partridge AH, Wolff AC, Cole SW, Irwin MR, Thorner ED, Joffe H, Petersen L, Crespi CM, Ganz PA. Improving biobehavioral health in younger breast cancer survivors: Pathways to Wellness trial secondary outcomes. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023 Jan 10;115(1):83-92. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djac180.

    PubMed 36130057
  • Bower JE, Partridge AH, Wolff AC, Thorner ED, Irwin MR, Joffe H, Petersen L, Crespi CM, Ganz PA. Targeting Depressive Symptoms in Younger Breast Cancer Survivors: The Pathways to Wellness Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness Meditation and Survivorship Education. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Nov 1;39(31):3473-3484. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.00279. Epub 2021 Aug 18.

    PubMed 34406839

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Educational Intervention, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Meditation Therapy in people with Cancer Survivor and Early-Stage Breast Carcinoma, run by Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center 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 4 inclusion and 4 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Jul 2022. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Change in depressive symptoms measured by Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale score (time frame: 2 weeks post-intervention to 6 months). 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 NCT03025139, which also lists 4 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 21 Jul 2022.

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