Cognitive Rehabilitation Group Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

There are over 2 million breast cancer survivors in the US today. Along with extended survival, many women experience short and long-term after effects of treatment, which may decrease their quality of life and contribute to other health problems. Cognitive complaints---difficulties with memory, concentration, and planning-are commonly reported after adjuvant treatments for breast cancer. This study is designed to test the efficacy of a 5 week group-based cognitive rehabilitation intervention on improving cognitive complaints and test performance, in comparison to women who will receive the same intervention at a later time (wait-list control). Women will also have an EEG test performed before and after the intervention program to see if improvements in cognitive complaints and performance can be documented by examining the EEG.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01540955

Run by

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

People needed

48

Starts

2012-04-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-10

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 21-65 years
• stage I, II, III breast cancer diagnosis within the past 18 months to 5 years
• currently disease free, but may be on endocrine therapy
• with evidence of need of cognitive therapeutic intervention, as demonstrated by mild or greater cognitive deficiencies on an objective screening measure
• reads and writes English
• able to give informed consent
• willing and able to attend 5 weekly group sessions and participate in pre and post-evaluation that will take place on the UCLA campus

You may not qualify if…

• evidence of uncontrolled depression

Where it is running

• UCLA — Los Angeles, California, United States

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