Group Therapy for Primary Breast Cancer
Completed · Phase 3
Conditions studied: Breast Cancer
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine whether women with primary breast cancer who were randomly assigned to receive a brief group therapy would show a greater reduction in mood disturbance over time compared to those randomized to the control condition. We also hypothesized that women who were highly distressed at baseline would show the greatest benefit from participating in a support group, and that therapists with more training and experience would be most effective in reducing distress.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00220792
- Run by
- Stanford University
- People needed
- 480
- Starts
- 1993-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 1998-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-08-26
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- : 1) diagnosis of primary, biopsy-proven breast cancer, stages I through IIIA; 2) diagnosis occurred no more than 12 months prior to recruitment; 3) completion of initial surgical treatment; and 4) no detectable disease present.
You may not qualify if…
- 1) evidence of metastases beyond adjacent lymph nodes, including chest wall involvement, bone or viscera; 2) recurrence of the cancer prior to randomization; 3) diagnosis of other cancers (except for basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ cervical cancer) within the past 10 years; 4) any other major medical problems likely to limit life expectancy to less than 10 years; 5) a history of major psychiatric illness for which the patient was hospitalized or medicated, except for a diagnosis of depression or anxiety treated for a period of less than one year; and 6) attendance at a cancer support group for more than two months.
Where it is running
- Social Work Consultants, Inc — Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Kalamazoo Community Clinical Oncology Program — Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
- Metro-Minnesota CCOP — Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States
- Northern New Jersey CCOP — Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
- North Shore University Hospital CCOP — Manhasset, New York, United States
- University of Rochester CCOP — Rochester, New York, United States
- Syracuse Hem/Onc CCOP — Syracuse, New York, United States
- Northwest CCOP — Tacoma, Washington, United States
- Marshfield Medical Research Foundation — Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States
- Milwaukee CCOP — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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