Online Psychological Care Program for Women Who Attend a Breast Clinic.

NCT ID: NCT05830461

Last Updated: 2023-07-03

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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

2023-10-19

Study Completion Date

2024-08-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an online psychological care program to reduce anxiety, depression and negative psychological consequences and to increase a sense of coherence in the process of diagnostic evaluation and/or screening of mammary glands in women who attend a breast clinic.

There will be an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group will receive the psychological intervention through a virtual platform and the control group will be given visual material with the information. This platform will be designed based on the principles of user experience (UX).

Detailed Description

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It has been shown that women who undergo diagnostic tests or screening of their mammary glands present symptoms associated with anxiety, concerns regarding a possible positive result for malignancy, as well as emotional distress. It is important to generate psychological programs aimed at reducing the psychological consequences of the diagnostic evaluation and/or screening of mammary glands because there are few approaches on the subject.

In Mexico there are breast clinics of the Mexican Social Security Institute, designed to perform screening tests and diagnostic evaluation of mammary glands, with the aim of identifying cases of breast cancer in early stages. However, few psychological interventions have been reported during the diagnostic process, so it is important to know the psychological affectations presented by women who undergo these tests. Given this, this intervention has the objective of evaluating the effectiveness of an online psychological care program to reduce psychological distress and increase the sense of coherence in the process of diagnostic evaluation of mammary glands in women who attend a breast clinic.

In the intervention there will be two groups: a) experimental group and b) control group.

The experimental group will receive online psychological care through the virtual platform and the patients in the control group will be given visual material with the information.

All participants will be invited to attend the breast clinic and undergo screening studies and/or diagnostic evaluation. For the assignment of the experimental and control group, it will be carried out through a randomization process through the Excel program.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The study has two arms, one is the experimental group that will receive the treatment through the online platform only, and the other is the comparison group that will receive the treatment delivered through printed visual material. The program consists of three stages that are aimed at: 1) Patients who undergo screening and obtain negative results for malignancy, 2) patients with suspicion and undergo a biopsy, 3) Patients with positive results for breast cancer.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
The patients are not aware that there is an experimental group and a control group, the participants are not related and do not know each other.

Study Groups

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Experimental group

The experimental group will receive the self-applied intervention through a digital platform. The intervention consists of three stages, depending on the situation of the patient: 1) Patients who undergo screening and obtain negative results for malignancy, 2) patients with suspicion and undergo a biopsy, 3) Patients with positive results for breast cancer.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Online psychological care program to reduce psychological distress in women who attend a breast clinic

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will be online and self-applied. It will consist of 3 stages, according to the patient's situation: 1) without suspicion of cancer (A1), 2) with suspicion of cancer (A2), and 3) with confirmed diagnosis of cancer (B).

Stage 1 includes modules related to the prevention and timely detection of breast cancer. Stage A2 consists of emotional management in the face of suspicion of breast cancer. In stage B, medical information about breast cancer is provided, as well as psychological strategies to face the diagnosis.

Psychological techniques based on the cognitive behavioral model, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy, and health beliefs are included.

Control group

The experimental group will receive the self-applied intervention through written visual material that will be given to them. The content of the material will be the same as the experimental group.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Psychological care program to reduce psychological distress in women who attend a breast clinic

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will be delivered through printed materials. It will consist of 3 stages, according to the patient's situation: 1) without suspicion of cancer (A1), 2) with suspicion of cancer (A2), and 3) with confirmed diagnosis of cancer (B).

Stage 1 includes modules related to the prevention and timely detection of breast cancer. Stage A2 consists of emotional management in the face of suspicion of breast cancer. In stage B, medical information about breast cancer is provided, as well as psychological strategies to face the diagnosis.

Psychological techniques based on the cognitive behavioral model, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy, and health beliefs are included.

Interventions

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Online psychological care program to reduce psychological distress in women who attend a breast clinic

The intervention will be online and self-applied. It will consist of 3 stages, according to the patient's situation: 1) without suspicion of cancer (A1), 2) with suspicion of cancer (A2), and 3) with confirmed diagnosis of cancer (B).

Stage 1 includes modules related to the prevention and timely detection of breast cancer. Stage A2 consists of emotional management in the face of suspicion of breast cancer. In stage B, medical information about breast cancer is provided, as well as psychological strategies to face the diagnosis.

Psychological techniques based on the cognitive behavioral model, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy, and health beliefs are included.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psychological care program to reduce psychological distress in women who attend a breast clinic

The intervention will be delivered through printed materials. It will consist of 3 stages, according to the patient's situation: 1) without suspicion of cancer (A1), 2) with suspicion of cancer (A2), and 3) with confirmed diagnosis of cancer (B).

Stage 1 includes modules related to the prevention and timely detection of breast cancer. Stage A2 consists of emotional management in the face of suspicion of breast cancer. In stage B, medical information about breast cancer is provided, as well as psychological strategies to face the diagnosis.

Psychological techniques based on the cognitive behavioral model, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy, and health beliefs are included.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients of legal age who attend a health institution for screening studies and/or diagnostic evaluation of breast cancer.
* Patients who can use an electronic device (smart phone, computer, laptop, tablet) to access the virtual platform.
* Patients who give their informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with suicidal ideation and/or attempt.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tecnologico de Monterrey

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidad Internacional del Ecuador

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Twente

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Guadalajara

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Reyna Jazmin Martinez Arriaga

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Reyna J Martínez Arriaga, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Guadalajara

Alejandro Domínguez Rodríguez, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Twente

Sergio O Meza Chavolla, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Fabiola Macías Espinoza, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Guadalajara

Joel O González Cantero, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Guadalajara

Leivy P González Ramírez, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Tecnologico de Monterrey

Paulina Herdoiza Arroyo, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Universidad Internacional del Ecuador

Yineth A Muñoz Anacona, BD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Guadalajara

Locations

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Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Site Status

Countries

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Mexico

Central Contacts

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Reyna J Martínez Arriaga, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+52 1 3311979082

Alejandro Domínguez Rodríguez, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+521 664 471 3277

Facility Contacts

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Sergio O Meza Chavolla, MD

Role: primary

+52 1 33 3168 8948

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Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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CI-01022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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