Status:

COMPLETED

Body Image and Psychosocial Functioning in Women With Breast Cancer: Can We Fix What We've Broken?

Lead Sponsor:

University Health Network, Toronto

Collaborating Sponsors:

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Conditions:

Breast Neoplasms

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test an innovative intervention geared towards issues of identity, body image and sexuality, and to examine the intervention for its impact on body image, quality of li...

Detailed Description

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women with 1 in 10 Canadian women being diagnosed in their lifetime. There has been an increase in the number of survivors due to advances in t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • women with primary breast cancer
  • age between 18 and 65 years
  • completed adjuvant treatments
  • Stage I,II,III cancer of the breast with no metastatic disease

Exclusion

  • presence of any metastases
  • history of major psychiatric disorder as defined by the DSM-IV
  • inability to speak or read English for questionnaire completion
  • failure to provide informed consent
  • currently participating in a therapist-led psychosocial support group

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

180 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00418444

Start Date

January 1 2007

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

July 2 2015

Active Locations (2)

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5

2

University Health Network

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4