Status:
COMPLETED
The Attitudes, Communication, Treatment and Support Intervention to Reduce Breast Cancer Treatment Disparity
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
West Penn Allegheny Health System
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The ACTS (Attitudes, Communication, Treatment, Support) Intervention is a onetime, intensive psycho-educational intervention using a race-matched breast cancer survivor interventionist to: address Att...
Detailed Description
The 5-year survival after a first diagnosis of breast cancer is 13% lower in black than in white American women, an alarming disparity that cannot be explained by stage of disease at presentation. Non...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- African American, as determined by patient self report on their demographic form completed at first medical oncology visit
- Female
- Age 18 or older
- Diagnosed with invasive breast cancer
- Recommended (prescribed) chemotherapy by participating medical oncologists
Exclusion
- Impaired cognition, as determined by a score of less than 22 on the Mini Mental Status Exam
- An inability to understand English
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
141 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01184066
Start Date
January 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
August 31 2018
Active Locations (2)
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West Penn Allegheny Health System
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224
2
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15261