Component and Couple Analysis of Cancer Communications

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00468741

Enrollment

338

Registered

2007-05-03

Start date

2003-09-30

Completion date

2014-06-30

Last updated

2019-11-18

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Conditions

Breast Cancer

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

Brief 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. 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. 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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System)

Full CHESS for subject use

BEHAVIORALCHESS

informational services of CHESS available to subject

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patient Quality of Life	monthly

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Emotional Well-being	monthly
Self Efficacy	monthly

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026