Health SMART (Stress Management and Relaxation Training) to Improve Vaccine Immune Response

NCT ID: NCT00121160

Last Updated: 2012-03-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

126 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-09-30

Study Completion Date

2010-07-31

Brief Summary

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The proposed investigation will conduct a randomized, clinical trial to test the efficacy of a cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) group intervention on immune response to vaccine and distress among women at elevated risk for breast cancer.

Hypothesis 1: Women who participate in the CBSM intervention will have a larger primary and secondary antibody response to vaccines compared to women in the comparison group.

Hypothesis 2: Women who participate in a 10-week CBSM group intervention will report lower levels of distress immediately after and 6 months after the intervention compared to women in the comparison group.

Detailed Description

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Chronic stress can impair immune function, including immune response to vaccines. This has important implications for cancer control and prevention because tumor vaccines are emerging as tools for cancer treatment and prevention, and the cohort that would benefit from the vaccines is likely to be stressed. Women at elevated risk for breast cancer experience significant levels of distress that have been associated with immune function decrements. Interventions to treat distress-related immune decrements among these women are needed because these women will be among the first candidates for breast cancer vaccines. In theory, stress-management interventions should improve immune function and response to vaccines, but the findings to date are mixed, in part because most intervention studies have been done with medical patients who by nature have immune confounds. Thus, it is unknown how stress management interventions affect immune function in stressed but otherwise healthy people, such as women at elevated risk for breast cancer.

Comparison: Women will be randomly assigned to a 10-week structured, CBSM intervention or a wait-list comparison group with delay participation in the intervention. The comparison group will be offered the full CBSM intervention after all assessment time points have been completed.

Conditions

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Psychological Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management (CBSM) group intervention

Participants will meet in closed, structured groups of 4 to 6 women for ten weekly, 2-hour group sessions. The intervention employs CBSM techniques interwoven with information in a supportive group format. The information portion of the intervention focuses on learning to cope with daily stressors, and learning about optimal use of social support. Group members and group leaders are used as role models for effective coping and the use of social support. The groups also encourage emotional expression and provide an opportunity to practice techniques learned in the group and experience social support. Avoidance coping is discouraged, and acceptance and reframing are instead encouraged as coping responses. Health behavior change, framed as a coping technique, will also be discussed using motivational interviewing techniques. Each week participants also experience a different relaxation technique. The goal of the CBSM intervention is thus to reduce distress through a variety of techniques.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Female, age 18-60 years
* Family history of breast cancer
* Fluent in English
* Working phone
* Working address
* Plan to live in the area for one year

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior cancer diagnosis (except non-melanoma skin cancer)
* Current major depressive episode
* History of Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia
* History of autoimmune disease
* History of Hepatitis A or HA vaccination
* Current infectious disease
* Use of immune modulating drugs
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Principal Investigators

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Bonnie A. McGregor, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Locations

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26290001 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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NCI-K01-CA107085-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IRB-6003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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