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A Novel Prosocial Online Support Group for Distressed Breast Cancer Survivors

NCT01396174 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 184

Last updated 2015-04-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators hypothesize that breast cancer survivors participating in a prosocial online support group will have a significantly lower mean level of psychological symptoms (anxiety/depression) and higher mean level of sense of purpose post-intervention than participants in a standard online support group.

Conditions

  • Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

prosocial online support group

Six weekly 1.5 hour online support group meetings facilitated by a Cancer Support Community staff member. This online support group will maximize opportunities to provide help to others.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Online Support Group

Six weekly 1.5 hour online support group meetings facilitated by a Cancer Support Community staff member. This online support group will focus on encouraging self-expression.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cancer Support Community, Research and Training Institute, Philadelphia

    collaborator OTHER

  • Temple University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephen J Lepore, Ph.D. · Temple University

  • Joanne Buzaglo, Ph.D. · Cancer Support Community

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-11-30
Completion
2014-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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