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Promoting Positive Body Image in women after Breast Removal surgery

Promotion of Positive Body Image in Mastectomized women: a feasibility study and pilot randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-2hfd4nk
Enrollment
40
Registered
2026-06-24
Start date
2026-04-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

Breast Cancer Cancer

Interventions

This is a two-arm, open-label, randomized controlled pilot trial that will be conducted with 40 women who are breast cancer survivors and have undergone unilateral or bilateral mastectomy. Prior to co

Sponsors

Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 59 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Female breast cancer survivors; undergone unilateral or bilateral mastectomy; aged between 20 and 59 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant; breastfeeding; history of metastasis; presence of a medical condition that affects physical appearance, such as AIDS; diagnosis of autoimmune diseases; severe burns; outside the established age range; incomplete primary education

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to assess the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial, as determined by recruitment, retention, and intervention adherence rates.The retention rate will be calculated as the ratio of the number of participants who complete the study to the total number of participants randomized, multiplied by 100. A retention rate of at least 50% at the end of the follow-up is expected, based on a previous feasibility study and the literature. The recruitment rate will be calculated as the ratio of the number of participants who initiate the intervention to the total number of individuals screened, multiplied by 100. No a priori threshold will be established, and the results will be used to estimate recruitment feasibility for a future study. Adherence to the intervention will be assessed based on the percentage of sessions attended and the level of participation in the proposed activities. Participants will be considered adherent if they attend at least 60% of the sessions, a threshold defined based on a previous study with a similar population that demonstrated moderate intervention completion rates.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to evaluate changes in body appreciation, functionality appreciation, and self-compassion, as measured by validated instruments administered at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up, expecting to observe variations in mean scores across the different assessment time points, estimated using measures of central tendency and dispersion, such as mean and standard deviation, in order to inform the sample size calculation for a future study.

Countries

BR

Contacts

Public ContactKeila Avelar

Universidade de São Paulo

keilaavelar@usp.br+551633154391

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026