Relational and Emotional Mechanisms of a Supportive-expressive Group Intervention in Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT02934815

Last Updated: 2016-10-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-01-31

Study Completion Date

2017-01-31

Brief Summary

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To test the feasibility of supportive-expressive group intervention (SEGT) for women with primary breast cancer and to provide a preliminary test of its efficacy.

Detailed Description

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This study aims to compare the efficacy of a 16-sessions group intervention (Supportive-Expressive group therapy) versus control group (no intervention) in women with primary breast cancer.

This study tries to evaluate the efficacy of SEGT on breast cancer patients' emotion regulation, social support, caregiving, and marital satisfaction, and its improvement on breast cancer patients' life quality. This study also intents to explore the moderating role of attachment on these associations.

Conditions

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Breast Neoplasms Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention group - SEGT

16 weekly sessions, 90 min of Supportive-expressive group therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Supportive-expressive group therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

The supportive-expressive group therapy (SEGT) is an intervention for women with BC that is designed to build bonds and to facilitate changes in emotional expression and regulation taking into account the role that emotions play in physiologic function, intimately related to the progression of the disease. It is based on seven main themes: building bonds, expressing feelings, detoxifying dying, reordering life priorities, improve support from and communication with family and friends, fortifying families, dealing with doctors, and control pain and anxiety. Although originally developed according to an existential perspective, recently the supportive-expressive group therapy has been used according to an attachment framework.

Control group

No intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Supportive-expressive group therapy

The supportive-expressive group therapy (SEGT) is an intervention for women with BC that is designed to build bonds and to facilitate changes in emotional expression and regulation taking into account the role that emotions play in physiologic function, intimately related to the progression of the disease. It is based on seven main themes: building bonds, expressing feelings, detoxifying dying, reordering life priorities, improve support from and communication with family and friends, fortifying families, dealing with doctors, and control pain and anxiety. Although originally developed according to an existential perspective, recently the supportive-expressive group therapy has been used according to an attachment framework.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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SEGT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* diagnosis of primary breast cancer

Exclusion Criteria

* attendance at a cancer support group or individual psychotherapy
* diagnosis of recurrent breast cancer
* severe psychiatric disorder
* history of drug or alcohol abuse
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centro Hospitalar De São João, E.P.E.

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mama Help - Support Centre for Breast Cancer Patients

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidade do Porto

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tânia Brandão

Ph.D. Student

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Tânia Brandão

Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Portugal

Facility Contacts

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Tânia Brandão, PhD Student

Role: primary

914169443

Other Identifiers

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FPCEUP/BreastCancerCare

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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