Nueva Vida Intervention for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors and Caregivers

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Conditions studied: Quality of Life, Breast Cancer

In brief

Latina breast cancer survivors report lower quality of life (QOL) than non-Latina survivors. Lower QOL can lead to poorer functional and cancer-related survival outcomes. The friends and family of Latina cancer patients are also impacted by a loved one's diagnosis of breast cancer. Through strong community-academic partnerships, the investigators seek to improve the QOL of Latina survivors and their caregivers with a culturally-relevant intervention. In this project, the investigators plan to further develop and refine the intervention and then test it through a randomized controlled trial. First, the investigators will conduct in-depth qualitative interviews with 10 survivor-caregiver dyads (pairs) to see if the intervention fits for survivors and caregivers in different parts of the country. Then, the investigators will revise the intervention. Finally, the investigators will test the intervention in a randomized controlled trial. The investigators will invite 125 survivor-caregiver dyads to be a part of our study. Half will be asked to complete the intervention and half will be offered the usual services, such as support groups. The information learned from this study could help improve the quality of life in Latina breast cancer survivors and their caregivers. Physicians, survivors, and community groups can also benefit from this study because they will have more information about the needs of Latina breast cancer survivors. The investigators hope to use the information to help other types of survivors and caregivers in the future.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02222337

Run by

Georgetown University

People needed

272

Starts

2013-05-01

Expected to finish

2017-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-03

Who can join

Age: any, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Survivors: Latina, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, speaks English or Spanish, has a Caregiver who is willing to participate.
• Caregivers: a primary caregiver for a Latina breast cancer survivor, speak English or Spanish

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to understand spoken English and/or Spanish and/or
• Cognitive impairment that precludes informed consent (determined by the PIs or Co-Investigators who are mental health professionals).

Where it is running

• Latinas Contra Cancer — San Jose, California, United States
• Nueva Vida — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Gilda's Club New York City — New York, New York, United States
• SHARE — New York, New York, United States

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