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A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Support Group for Sexual Distress Due to Gynecologic Cancer

NCT01654458 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 398

Last updated 2021-03-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There is a high prevalence of sexual and body image problems among women treated for gynecologic cancer, which can lead to considerable distress. Given the sensitive and highly personal nature of these problems, women are often reluctant to speak to their doctors about these concerns and have few resources for support and information. The research team will conduct a prospective randomized controlled trail (RCT) to test the benefits of "GyneGals," a 12-week online (i.e. Internet-based) support group intervention for women who are sexually distressed due to gynecologic cancer and its treatment.

The primary aim of this study is to determine whether a professionally-facilitated, information-rich, online support group is beneficial for women who are sexually distressed due to gynecologic cancer and the side effects of treatment.

Conditions

  • Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • Ovarian Neoplasms
  • Uterine Neoplasms
  • Genital Neoplasms, Female

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

GyneGals Support Group

12-week online (i.e. Internet-based), professionally-facilitated support group

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tom Baker Cancer Centre

    collaborator OTHER

  • Cross Cancer Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • Women's College Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Catherine C. Classen, PhD · Women's College Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-07-31
Primary Completion
2018-01-19
Completion
2019-09-30

Countries

  • United States
  • Canada

Study Locations

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