Status:

RECRUITING

A Study of a One-Time Counseling Session to Help Reduce Depression, Anxiety, and Distress in People With Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

The City College of New York

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if a Single Counseling Session for Cancer can help reduce psychosocial distress and improve quality of life in people with breast cancer who are waiting to receive ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Patient must have pathologically confirmed breast cancer (per EMR).
  • Patient with localized or advanced cancer (per EMR).
  • Patient is on a waitlist of at least 2 weeks or more for MSK Counseling Center intake and will not complete a Counseling Center intake prior to intervention (these patients will be replaced) (per EMR, patient's care team, or self-report).
  • Has no current active or passive suicidal ideation (per self-report of PHQ-9, Item 9: Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself).
  • Female (per EMR)
  • Age ≥ 18 (per EMR)
  • English fluency - Per self-report: How well do you speak English?
  • Agrees to be audio-recorded (per self-report) NOTE: Participants who report Very well are considered fluent.
  • Lives in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut (per self-report).
  • Has no significant psychiatric disturbance sufficient to preclude completion of the assessment measures, interview, or informed consent (i.e., acute psychiatric symptoms which require urgent or extended individual treatment) (per EMR, patient's care team, or study team).
  • Has no presence of cognitive impairment disorder (i.e., delirium or dementia) sufficient to preclude meaningful informed consent and/or data collection (per EMR, patient's care team, or per self-report of BOMC cognitive test).
  • Has no current active or passive suicidal ideation (per item 9 of the PHQ-9 and the CSSRS).

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 15 2025

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    October 1 2026

    Estimated Enrollment :

    20 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT07218250

    Start Date

    October 15 2025

    End Date

    October 1 2026

    Last Update

    October 17 2025

    Active Locations (7)

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    Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent Only)

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920

    2

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent Only)

    Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748

    3

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent Only)

    Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645

    4

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk- Commack (Consent Only)

    Commack, New York, United States, 11725