Intervention to Improve Self-Care of Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors on Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy

University of Pittsburgh

Overview

Hormone responsive breast cancer is common and costly. Long-term adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) improves breast cancer outcomes greatly, but, unfortunately, is commonly associated with physical and emotional concerns. I propose to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a behavioral intervention to facilitate problem identification, provide education, coaching for breast cancer survivors with symptoms while on AET. Therefore, the intervention intends to empower women to engage in better self-care and seek out resources they need, which, in turn, will lead to better symptom management.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Conditions

Breast Cancer Female

Interventions

Behavioral Intervention.BEHAVIORAL

Nutritional Education.OTHER

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 50. * Nonmetastatic bread cancer survivors reporting being bothered by 1 or more symptoms related to their treatment with AET (for \> 0 months and \< 6 months). * Possess a household or cell telephone. * Ability to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Clinically significant cognitive impairment. * Communication barrier limiting ability to participate in telephone assessments.

Locations (1)

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Satisfaction determined by the Client Satisfaction Survey

Time frame: Up to 6 months.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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