Investigation of Three Approaches to Address Fear of Recurrence Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Summary

Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is one of the most prevalent, persistent, and disruptive sources of distress for adult cancer survivors. Prevalence rates for FCR have been estimated at up to 89%, with approximately half of cancer survivors reporting clinically significant levels of FCR. Despite the recognized prevalence, persistence, and suffering associated with FCR, effective and accessible treatments for FCR are lacking and urgently needed. Our long-term goal is to develop, evaluate, and implement effective behavioral interventions for cancer survivors suffering with FCR.

Conditions

• Breast Neoplasms
• Breast Cancer
• Breast Carcinoma
• Malignant Neoplasm of Breast
• Cancer of Breast
• Mammary Neoplasm, Human
• Human Mammary Carcinoma
• Malignant Tumor of Breast
• Mammary Cancer
• Mammary Carcinoma
• Anxiety
• Fear
• Neoplasm Remission, Spontaneous
• Spontaneous Neoplasm Regression
• Regression, Spontaneous Neoplasm
• Remission, Spontaneous Neoplasm
• Spontaneous Neoplasm Remission

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

6-week ACT intervention group (n=33)

BEHAVIORAL

Survivorship Education

6-week survivorship education group (SE; n=32)

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced Usual Care

enhanced usual care (EUC; n=26)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Indiana University Health

  collaborator OTHER

• Indiana University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Shelley A Johns, PsyD · Indiana University School of Medicine; Regenstrief Institute, Inc.

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

99 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-12-31

Primary Completion

2016-12-01

Completion

2016-12-01

Countries

• United States

Study Locations