Well-Being After Breast Cancer Surgery

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Coping Skills Training for Persistent Post-Surgical Pain, General Health Education

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the benefits of skills training and health education interventions designed specifically to increase the well-being of people with persistent pain after breast surgery for lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), or invasive breast cancer, and to examine the roles of psychological and physiological variables as modifiable contributors to the continuing burden of persistent pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04225585

Run by

Duke University

People needed

316

Starts

2021-06-08

Expected to finish

2026-03-11

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• prior diagnosis of Stage 0 to III breast cancer, DCIS or LCiS
• received first breast cancer surgery (total or partial mastectomy, lumpectomy) at least 3 months ago
• reports score of ≥3 in the past month on the 0 to 10 breast pain severity and/or interference scale
• able to speak and read English
• able to provide meaningful consent

You may not qualify if…

• <18 years of age
• hearing impairment that limits use of videoconferencing for intervention sessions
• cognitive impairment that is documented in the medical record or results in being unable to provide meaningful consent

Where it is running

• Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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