Culturally Tailored Educational and Support Program to Increase Quality of Life Among Korean Breast Cancer Survivors

NCT ID: NCT02770469

Last Updated: 2023-12-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

86 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-02-28

Study Completion Date

2016-06-30

Brief Summary

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The objective of the TOGETHER (Together Overcome and Get Empowered Through Health Education and Relationships) program was to examine the effectiveness of one of the first linguistically and culturally tailored intervention programs to increase quality of life among Korean American breast cancer survivors.

Detailed Description

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This study employed a randomized trial design, consisting of a standard and enhanced intervention group. Participants attended seven weekly sessions and one follow-up session that lasted for about 2 hours each. All sessions were conducted by two Korean female bilingual licensed clinical psychologists.

The specific aims of this study were to: (1) Implement and evaluate the effects of tailored intervention on perceived stress, coping and quality of life among Korean American breast cancer survivors; and (2) Conduct a process evaluation to assess the feasibility and fidelity of the intervention, which will provide data that can inform the development of future interventions.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Keywords

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Breast Cancer Korean Americans Survivorship Quality of Life Coping Skills Perceived Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Standard Intervention

The standard intervention group received linguistically and culturally tailored information regarding breast cancer and survivorship.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Linguistically and Culturally Tailored Information

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants received linguistically and culturally tailored information on diet and nutrition, physical activity, managing treatment side effects, follow-up care plans, complementary and alternative medicine, reducing environmental exposure to estrogen, navigating cancer-related financial issues, family history, body image, sexuality, and advances in breast cancer research.

Enhanced Intervention

The enhanced intervention group received linguistically and culturally tailored information regarding breast cancer and survivorship as well as cognitive-behavioral stress management.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Linguistically and Culturally Tailored Information

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants received linguistically and culturally tailored information on diet and nutrition, physical activity, managing treatment side effects, follow-up care plans, complementary and alternative medicine, reducing environmental exposure to estrogen, navigating cancer-related financial issues, family history, body image, sexuality, and advances in breast cancer research.

Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants learned and practiced skills related to mindfulness, relaxation, stress reduction, rational thinking, improving coping, enhancing social support, anger management, and assertiveness training.

Interventions

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Linguistically and Culturally Tailored Information

Participants received linguistically and culturally tailored information on diet and nutrition, physical activity, managing treatment side effects, follow-up care plans, complementary and alternative medicine, reducing environmental exposure to estrogen, navigating cancer-related financial issues, family history, body image, sexuality, and advances in breast cancer research.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management

Participants learned and practiced skills related to mindfulness, relaxation, stress reduction, rational thinking, improving coping, enhancing social support, anger management, and assertiveness training.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Living in Maryland, Northern Virginia, or the Washington D.C. metropolitan area
* Have been diagnosed with breast cancer
* Have had surgery, completed treatment within the last two years, or still receiving adjuvant therapies

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to understand Korean
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Maryland, College Park

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sunmin Lee, ScD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Maryland School of Public Health

Related Links

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https://www.togetherprogram.org/

TOGETHER Program website

Other Identifiers

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R21CA178471

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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