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An Online Psychoeducational Intervention for Young Women With Breast Cancer and Their Partners

NCT01342302 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2013-04-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Breast cancer is distressing for couples in general but even more so when the illness strikes at a relatively young age. In addition to common relationship challenges, younger couples have to contend with the loss or disruption of age-appropriate goals for themselves. Presently, there are virtually no resources designed specifically to assist young couples coping with breast cancer. The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate an online educational program geared to the unique needs and demanding schedules of young couples. The purpose of the program is to improve couples' relationships and mutual coping. Seventeen couples will take part in the 7-week program. They will complete questionnaires before and after participating to evaluate the program's helpfulness. This study will allow for the creation of a user-friendly, cost-effective tool that could help to improve the lives of all young couples coping with breast cancer in the years to come.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Psychosocial Intervention for Couples

Intervention delivered on line

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karen Fergus, PhD · Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre

  • Debbie McLeod, PhD, RN · Cancer Care Program, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre

  • Ellen Warner, MD · Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre

  • Sandra Gardner, PhD · Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre

  • Margaret Fitch, RN · Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre

  • Barbara Fitzgerald, RN · Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada

  • Leeat Granek, PhD · Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-07-31
Completion
2011-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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