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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA
110 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-01-01
2025-05-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Adapted Intimacy Enhancement
Participants receive intimacy enhancement sessions and read a booklet about intimacy and metastatic breast cancer
Adapted Intimacy Enhancement
Participants attend four virtual sessions (60-75 minutes) with a couples' coach consisting of education and skills training to enhance physical and emotional intimacy.
Intimacy Facts and Resources
Self-guided booklet of readings/resources about intimacy and metastatic breast cancer
Intimacy Facts & Resources
Participants read a booklet about intimacy and metastatic breast cancer.
Intimacy Facts and Resources
Self-guided booklet of readings/resources about intimacy and metastatic breast cancer
Interventions
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Adapted Intimacy Enhancement
Participants attend four virtual sessions (60-75 minutes) with a couples' coach consisting of education and skills training to enhance physical and emotional intimacy.
Intimacy Facts and Resources
Self-guided booklet of readings/resources about intimacy and metastatic breast cancer
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patient is at least 18 years old
* Patient has a diagnosis of metastatic (stage IV) breast cancer
* Patient has a partner or spouse who is at least 18 years old
* Patient lives with a romantic partner (same or opposite sex) for at least 6 months
* Patient scores 3 or above on Patient Care Monitor sexual concerns item (range: 0-10)
Exclusion Criteria
* Patient or partner has a hearing impairment
* Patient or partner medically unable to participate as judged by physician/in medical record or by self-report
* Patient and partner do not have reliable telephone access
* Patient has overt cognitive dysfunction or psychiatric disturbance such as suicidal ideation or severe mental illness, as observed or judged by the researcher, physician or referring source, or self-report
* Patient past or current history of any cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer or breast cancer
* Patient is currently participating in couple/marital therapy
* Patient is currently pregnant
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
OTHER
American Cancer Society, Inc.
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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20-1039
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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