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A Single Session Intervention For Fear Of Recurrence In Breast Cancer Patients

NCT02357927 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2016-01-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a controlled trial of the Mini-AFTERc intervention to reduce fears of recurrence in breast cancer patients. The sample will be collected in NHS Fife Breast Cancer Services (n=32). The intervention is a short telephone counseling service of 20 minutes delivered by the patient's breast cancer specialist nurse. Dependent measures consist of the ACCRE FoR 4 item measure and the EORTC Intervention overall satisfaction scale.

Conditions

  • Fear

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mini-AFTERc

20-30 minute structured conversation following guidelines and instruction within the Mini-AFTERc 20 page manual

BEHAVIORAL

telephone call

this consists of a 20-30 minute conversation about the general well-being of the patient with no specific reference to recurrence fears unless raised by the patient explicitly themselves

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of St Andrews

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gerry Humphris, PhD · University of St Andrews

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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