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Breast Cancer Stage INCT03723863

Occupational Therapist-Led Work Intervention in Facilitating Work Maintenance or Re-entry to the Workforce in Patients With Stage I to III Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

A study testing Occupational Therapy in people with Breast Cancer Stage I and Breast Cancer Stage III, run by University of Washington at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This trial studies how well occupational therapy (occupational therapist-led work intervention) works in facilitating work maintenance or re-entry to the workforce for stages I to III breast cancer patients who will be undergoing curative intent chemotherapy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Occupational Therapy
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
15 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
25 Oct 2018to 22 Sep 2020
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
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Stage I-III breast cancer patients who will be undergoing curative intent chemotherapy
  • Working in a paid capacity (part or full-time) at time of diagnosis with the intent to maintain or return to work following treatment

Who cannot join

  • Non-English speaking patients. This study requires completing online questionnaires that are written in English and will not be translated
  • Patients with a psychiatric or neurological condition that impairs capacity to make decisions

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: The Evaluation of a Work Intervention to Facilitate Work Maintenance or Re-Entry to the Workforce for Breast Cancer Patients

This trial studies how well occupational therapy (occupational therapist-led work intervention) works in facilitating work maintenance or re-entry to the workforce for stages I to III breast cancer patients who will be undergoing curative intent chemotherapy. Occupational therapy may help cancer patients maintain employment or successfully return to work soon after treatment.

Read the detailed description

Patients receive in-person occupational therapist-led work consultation.

Being tested
Occupational 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.

  • Occupational TherapyBehavioural

    Also called Occupational Therapy, OT

    Receive in-person occupational therapist-led work consultation

Study groups in NCT03723863
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Supportive care (Occupational therapy)ExperimentalPatients receive in-person occupational therapist-led work consultation
Receives: Behavioral: Occupational Therapy

What is being measured

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

  1. Change in perceived work ability

    Will be measured by the Work Abilities Index (WAI).

    Measured: Baseline up to 3 years

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Change in health related quality of life

    Will be measured by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy General (FACT-G), a validated measure for quality of life in patients with cancer.

    Measured: Baseline up to 3 years

  2. Change in financial toxicity

    Will be measured by the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST-FACIT), a validated measure for financial toxicity for clinically relevant patient-centered outcomes.

    Measured: Baseline up to 3 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted30 Oct 2018
  2. Study start25 Oct 2018
  3. Primary completion22 Sep 2020
  4. Study completion22 Sep 2020

Why it stopped: Study team determined that data collected was appropriate for study outcome goals.

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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
Supportive care
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
15 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03723863
Sponsor's protocol ID
RG1718049
Other IDs
NCI-2018-02059, 9993
Status last verified
Jun 2021
First submitted
23 Oct 2018
Last updated
6 Jul 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Occupational Therapy in people with Breast Cancer Stage I and Breast Cancer Stage III, run by University of Washington 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 2 inclusion and 2 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Jul 2021. 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 was stopped early (reason given: Study team determined that data collected was appropriate for study outcome goals.). 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 perceived work ability (time frame: Baseline up to 3 years). 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 6 Jul 2021.

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