Evaluation of a Self-Care Toolkit in Surgical Breast Cancer Patients

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-07-31

Study Completion Date

2017-02-28

Brief Summary

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This randomized controlled trial (RCT) in newly-diagnosed breast cancer patients seeks to determine the effectiveness of a self-care toolkit on specific symptoms associated with surgery as compared to a standard care group.

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Detailed Description

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The main research questions focus on whether the toolkit provides short-term benefits on symptoms associated with surgery (i.e., pain, anxiety, nausea) and whether it impacts emotional distress and other symptoms (i.e., pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, global health, quality of life) at a two-week post-operative time point. This study will be conducted at San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) in active duty, veteran, and military dependent women newly diagnosed with breast cancer for whom surgery (e.g., lumpectomy or mastectomy) is the initial treatment option. One to two weeks prior to surgery, women diagnosed with breast cancer at SAMMC Oncology Department will be invited to participate in this study. Those who meet criteria and agree to participate will be enrolled on-study and randomly assigned to either the surgical toolkit group or standard care group. During the pre-operative period, women in the intervention group will be asked to read through the manual, listen to each of the 8 audiofiles at least once but as many times as desired, and to wear the acupressure wristbands during surgery. Women randomized to the standard care group will not receive an intervention prior to surgery but will receive the toolkit at study completion. The rationale for providing women in the standard care group with the toolkit at their post-operative visit is that the skills of breathing, meditation, and guided imagery might be potentially beneficial for them to use during their subsequent treatment or a future surgery. Additionally, qualitative interviews will be conducted in a cohort of women from the intervention group, at a two-week post-operative time point to assess their impressions and satisfaction with the toolkit; questions will focus on whether the individual used each of the toolkit's components, frequency of use, how she would rate the product's attributes (e.g., ease of use, clarity of instructions, quality rating, helpfulness), and perceptions about the helpfulness and usefulness of learned mind-body skills.

Conditions

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Anxiety Pain Nausea Fatigue Sleep Disturbance

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Self-Care Toolkit

Women randomized to self-care toolkit group will receive a toolkit which includes a spiral-bound instruction manual, a section of the manual that can be used as a journal, a portable mp3 player with 8 audiofile tracks with guided meditations to reduce stress and anxiety, and two acupressure wristbands to help prevent nausea.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self-Care Toolkit

Intervention Type OTHER

The self-care toolkit was designed and created for individuals undergoing surgery and/or invasive medical procedures. It provides individuals with guided instruction to learn several evidence-informed mind-body skills (e.g., breathing, relaxation, meditation, guided imagery) and tools (e.g., acupressure wristbands, journal) in order to regulate their own physiologic and emotional reactions to stressful situations and to lessen symptoms associated with surgery (principally pain, anxiety, nausea, fatigue, sleep disturbance).

Standard Care

Women randomized to the standard care group will be informed that they will continue to receive standard of care as delivered by the SAMMC Oncology Department. The research team will inform women randomized to standard care that they will receive the self-care toolkit at their two week post-operative visit and will be able to use it subsequently if they choose to.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Self-Care Toolkit

The self-care toolkit was designed and created for individuals undergoing surgery and/or invasive medical procedures. It provides individuals with guided instruction to learn several evidence-informed mind-body skills (e.g., breathing, relaxation, meditation, guided imagery) and tools (e.g., acupressure wristbands, journal) in order to regulate their own physiologic and emotional reactions to stressful situations and to lessen symptoms associated with surgery (principally pain, anxiety, nausea, fatigue, sleep disturbance).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18+ years of age
* Women treated at SAMMC Oncology clinic or CRDAMC Oncology clinic for newly-diagnosed breast cancer for whom surgery (e.g., lumpectomy or mastectomy) is the initial treatment option

Exclusion Criteria

* Women receiving chemotherapy, radiation or hormone therapy as first line treatment for breast cancer (i.e., any of these treatment options prior to surgery)
* Severe hearing-impairment (i.e., that would interfere with ability to hear the toolkit audiofiles)

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No