Kindness Interventions in Enhancing Well-Being in Breast Cancer Survivors

Summary

Emerging evidence suggests that both extending kindness towards others and self-kindness practices may have beneficial effects on well-being. This randomized pilot clinical trial will investigate the efficacy of two kindness interventions -acts of kindness (to self or to other) and loving-kindness meditation- for use with early-stage breast cancer survivors.

Conditions

• Cancer Survivor
• Stage 0 Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
• Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v7
• Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v7
• Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v7
• Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
• Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
• Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
• Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v7

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Intervention

Perform acts of kindness to others

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Intervention

Perform acts of kindness to self

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Intervention

Perform self-kindness meditation

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Intervention

Keep track of daily activities

OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Julienne Bower · UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

19 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-07-11

Primary Completion

2019-12-03

Completion

2019-12-03

Countries

• United States

Study Locations