Support Group Program in Improving Quality of Life in Underserved Urban Latina Breast Cancer Survivors



Status:Completed
Conditions:Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:10/7/2018
Start Date:February 3, 2016
End Date:July 1, 2017

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Developing an Intervention to Reduce Stress and Improve Quality of Life in Underserved Urban Latina Breast Cancer Survivors

This randomized clinical trial studies a support group program in improving quality of life
in underserved urban Latina breast cancer survivors. A psychosocial support group program may
help reduce distress and improve health-related quality of life in underserved urban Latina
breast cancer survivors.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Evaluate the effect of the support program for Latina breast cancer survivors using
validated measures of health-related quality of life.

II. Evaluate the effect of the support program for Latina breast cancer survivors using
validated measures of general distress.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. A brief qualitative assessment will evaluate the perception of the program among
intervention participants using a brief survey.

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Participants attend support group sessions over 1-1.5 hours once weekly for 10 weeks.
The sessions include facilitated discussions among participants about the following topics:
stress management and emotional coping strategies, nutrition and physical activity, sexuality
and body image, medical advocacy, self-care and social support. Participants receive a binder
in which the rationale for each topic, techniques learned, and activities completed during
each session will be summarized and are shown a Chair-robics digital video disc (DVD).

ARM II: Participants receive one phone call to arrange a follow-up with the promotora, a note
acknowledging their participation in the study, and a community resource booklet.
Participants are then yoked into one of the 3 intervention groups and asked to attend a 30
minute session similar to Arm I.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Latino

- Spanish-speaking

- Diagnosed with breast cancer

- A current resident of either King, Snohomish or Pierce counties in Washington State
with the intent of remaining a resident for at least 3 months following study
enrollment

- Additionally, at time of enrollment, participants must be post-treatment (with the
exception of adjuvant therapy) for their primary cancer and not actively undergoing
treatment for a secondary, metastatic, or recurrence of cancer (local or distant)

- There will be no restrictions on time since diagnosis for participants
We found this trial at
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Seattle, Washington 98109
Principal Investigator: Rachel Ceballos
Phone: 206-667-7806
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