Sexual Health in Breast Cancer Patients

NCT ID: NCT05138510

Last Updated: 2026-01-28

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

93 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-01

Study Completion Date

2025-10-23

Brief Summary

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In the present study, we propose a mixed methods approach to characterize and address the sexual health needs among women with breast cancer at the time of diagnosis and throughout treatment.

Detailed Description

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In the present study, we propose a mixed methods approach to characterize and address the sexual health needs among women with breast cancer at the time of diagnosis and throughout treatment. The objectives are as follows:

1. To characterize the sexual well-being of women longitudinally throughout the continuum of care, from initial diagnosis into survivorship.

We predict that treatment will adversely affect sexual well-being, and that patient factors, clinical factors, and treatment choices will influence changes in sexual well-being.
2. To identify gaps is sexual health education provided at the time of diagnosis or during treatment and to determine the appropriate timing of sexual health education delivery.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Stage 0

Ductal carcinoma in situ. Timing: start of endocrine therapy

Focus Group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Providers with extensive training and expertise in the subject will lead the virtual focus groups over Zoom using a semi-structured guide. Topics will focus on education received from the health care team, information received from outside sources, and patient recommendations on the type and timing of information preferred.

We will create an analytic report based on the focus group findings, which will be used to inform the development of educational material.

Sexual well-being is currently measured longitudinally on a 0-100 point scale as a component of a validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) survey (BREAST-Q) distributed to all breast cancer patients. These scores will be analyzed in patients with and without educational interventions for comparison.

Stages I-III Surgery first

Invasive cancer. Surgery first Timing: start of endocrine therapy

Focus Group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Providers with extensive training and expertise in the subject will lead the virtual focus groups over Zoom using a semi-structured guide. Topics will focus on education received from the health care team, information received from outside sources, and patient recommendations on the type and timing of information preferred.

We will create an analytic report based on the focus group findings, which will be used to inform the development of educational material.

Sexual well-being is currently measured longitudinally on a 0-100 point scale as a component of a validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) survey (BREAST-Q) distributed to all breast cancer patients. These scores will be analyzed in patients with and without educational interventions for comparison.

Stages I-III, neoadjuvant chemotherapy first

Invasive cancer. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy first Timing: during neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Focus Group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Providers with extensive training and expertise in the subject will lead the virtual focus groups over Zoom using a semi-structured guide. Topics will focus on education received from the health care team, information received from outside sources, and patient recommendations on the type and timing of information preferred.

We will create an analytic report based on the focus group findings, which will be used to inform the development of educational material.

Sexual well-being is currently measured longitudinally on a 0-100 point scale as a component of a validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) survey (BREAST-Q) distributed to all breast cancer patients. These scores will be analyzed in patients with and without educational interventions for comparison.

Stage IV

Metastatic cancer, chemotherapy only, no invasive surgery Timing: 2 months into treatment

Focus Group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Providers with extensive training and expertise in the subject will lead the virtual focus groups over Zoom using a semi-structured guide. Topics will focus on education received from the health care team, information received from outside sources, and patient recommendations on the type and timing of information preferred.

We will create an analytic report based on the focus group findings, which will be used to inform the development of educational material.

Sexual well-being is currently measured longitudinally on a 0-100 point scale as a component of a validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) survey (BREAST-Q) distributed to all breast cancer patients. These scores will be analyzed in patients with and without educational interventions for comparison.

Survivors

Timing: any time

Focus Group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Providers with extensive training and expertise in the subject will lead the virtual focus groups over Zoom using a semi-structured guide. Topics will focus on education received from the health care team, information received from outside sources, and patient recommendations on the type and timing of information preferred.

We will create an analytic report based on the focus group findings, which will be used to inform the development of educational material.

Sexual well-being is currently measured longitudinally on a 0-100 point scale as a component of a validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) survey (BREAST-Q) distributed to all breast cancer patients. These scores will be analyzed in patients with and without educational interventions for comparison.

Interventions

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Focus Group

Providers with extensive training and expertise in the subject will lead the virtual focus groups over Zoom using a semi-structured guide. Topics will focus on education received from the health care team, information received from outside sources, and patient recommendations on the type and timing of information preferred.

We will create an analytic report based on the focus group findings, which will be used to inform the development of educational material.

Sexual well-being is currently measured longitudinally on a 0-100 point scale as a component of a validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) survey (BREAST-Q) distributed to all breast cancer patients. These scores will be analyzed in patients with and without educational interventions for comparison.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ or invasive breast cancer, seen in the breast center between 09/01/2019 to present, will potentially be recruited to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients less than 18 years of age and those with non-cancer diagnoses or prior history of breast cancer will be excluded.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Colorado, Denver

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sarah Tevis

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Colorado Research Center

Locations

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University of Colorado Hospital

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2021-10894

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

20-1789.cc

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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