Addressing Sexual Concerns in Breast Cancer: Patient Intervention Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer Female

In brief

The goal of this study is to evaluate an educational video intervention (called Starting the Conversation) aimed to enhance breast cancer patients' beliefs about and communication with respect to sexual concerns. In the current study, 128 breast cancer outpatients will be randomized to either participate in the video intervention and to receive a resource guide addressing sexual and menopausal health or to receive the resource guide alone. Patients will be asked to participate in the video and/or read through the resource guide prior to their clinic visit with their breast cancer provider. The investigators will examine effects of the interventions on patients' beliefs about communication about sexual health and on patients' communication about sexual health during clinic visits with their providers. Secondarily, the investigators will examine effects of the interventions on sexual outcomes and other health outcomes, including psychological well-being and health-related QOL.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03624972

Run by

Fox Chase Cancer Center

People needed

153

Starts

2018-05-27

Expected to finish

2019-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2021-03-16

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Receiving any treatment for breast cancer or have completed acute treatment for breast cancer < 10 years ago
• Attending clinic visits in the course of follow-up care (i.e., not an initial consult visit)
• Willing to have clinic visit audio recorded

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to speak English
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance score > 2 OR too ill to participate as judged by physician, self-report, or observation of the research team member
• Overt cognitive dysfunction or psychiatric disturbance or severe mental illness (e.g., dementia, suicidal behavior, or psychosis), as observed or judged by the researcher or referring source.

Where it is running

• Fox Chase Cancer Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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