Study of Fine Art Photographs and Visualization Tapes to Improve Surgical Recovery in Breast Cancer

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Breast Neoplasms

In brief

This is a study to assess whether healing suggestions and enhancing visual milieu (large fine art photographs) will improve mental and physical measures of well-being and recovery from surgery. The study will compare breast cancer patients undergoing identical skin sparing mastectomy and reconstruction surgery randomized to three groups: 1. Usual care control group 2. Usual care and exposure to fine art photograph 3. Usual care and fine art photograph and guided visualization tapes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00179634

Run by

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

People needed

24

Starts

2005-03-01

Expected to finish

2008-03-27

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of stage 0, I, or II breast cancer
• Skin sparing mastectomy with transverse rectus abdominal muscle (TRAM) or deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction planned
• Ability to give informed consent
• Working knowledge of English

You may not qualify if…

• Physical inability to comply to study protocol
• Diabetes
• Current smokers
• Acute psychosis
• Mental retardation
• Language barriers

Where it is running

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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