Breast Cancer Female
Conditions
Keywords
Breast Cancer., Adjuvant Endocrine therapy.
Brief summary
Hormone responsive breast cancer is common and costly. Long-term adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) improves breast cancer outcomes greatly, but, unfortunately, is commonly associated with physical and emotional concerns. I propose to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a behavioral intervention to facilitate problem identification, provide education, coaching for breast cancer survivors with symptoms while on AET. Therefore, the intervention intends to empower women to engage in better self-care and seek out resources they need, which, in turn, will lead to better symptom management.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBehavioral Intervention.
OTHERNutritional Education.
Sponsors
University of Pittsburgh
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age ≥ 50. * Nonmetastatic bread cancer survivors reporting being bothered by 1 or more symptoms related to their treatment with AET (for \> 0 months and \< 6 months). * Possess a household or cell telephone. * Ability to provide informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* Clinically significant cognitive impairment. * Communication barrier limiting ability to participate in telephone assessments.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Satisfaction determined by the Client Satisfaction Survey | Up to 6 months. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed