Psychosocial Treatment for Improving Chances of Survival in Women With Breast Cancer - Full Text View

Purpose

This study will investigate the influence of psychosocial treatment on psychological outcomes and survival among women with metastatic or recurrent breast cancer.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Metastatic/Recurrent Breast Cancer	Behavioral: Supportive-Expressive Group Therapy plus education Behavioral: Education	Phase 3

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Psychosocial Treatment Effects on Cancer Survival

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Further study details as provided by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):

Study Completion Date:

July 2005

Detailed Description:

The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of psychosocial treatment on psychological outcomes and survival among women with metastatic/recurrent breast cancer.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Women were eligible for the study if they had documented metastatic or recurrent breast cancer, were proficient enough in English to be able to complete questionnaires and participate in a support group, were living in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, and had a Karnofsky score of at least 70%.19 Exclusion Criteria:

Women were excluded if they had any of the following risk factors: positive supraclavicular lymph nodes as the only metastatic lesion at the time of initial diagnosis; active non-breast cancers within the past 10 years; or other concurrent medical conditions likely to influence short-term survival. Basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin, in situ cancer of the cervix, or melanoma with a Breslow depth less than 0.76 mm were allowed.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00226928

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

David Spiegel, M.D.

Stanford University

More Information

Publications:

Butler LD, Field NP, Busch AL, Seplaki JE, Hastings TA, Spiegel D. Anticipating loss and other temporal stressors predict traumatic stress symptoms among partners of metastatic/recurrent breast cancer patients. Psychooncology. 2005 Jun;14(6):492-502.

Giese-Davis J, Sephton SE, Abercrombie HC, Duran RE, Spiegel D. Repression and high anxiety are associated with aberrant diurnal cortisol rhythms in women with metastatic breast cancer. Health Psychol. 2004 Nov;23(6):645-50.

Turner-Cobb JM, Koopman C, Rabinowitz JD, Terr AI, Sephton SE, Spiegel D. The interaction of social network size and stressful life events predict delayed-type hypersensitivity among women with metastatic breast cancer. Int J Psychophysiol. 2004 Nov;54(3):241-9.

Blake-Mortimer JS, Sephton SE, Carlson RW, Stites D, Spiegel D. Cytotoxic T lymphocyte count and survival time in women with metastatic breast cancer. Breast J. 2004 May-Jun;10(3):195-9.

Butler LD, Koopman C, Cordova MJ, Garlan RW, DiMiceli S, Spiegel D. Psychological distress and pain significantly increase before death in metastatic breast cancer patients. Psychosom Med. 2003 May-Jun;65(3):416-26.

Koopman C, Nouriani B, Erickson V, Anupindi R, Butler LD, Bachmann MH, Sephton SE, Spiegel D. Sleep disturbances in women with metastatic breast cancer. Breast J. 2002 Nov-Dec;8(6):362-70.

Giese-Davis J, Koopman C, Butler LD, Classen C, Cordova M, Fobair P, Benson J, Kraemer HC, Spiegel D. Change in emotion-regulation strategy for women with metastatic breast cancer following supportive-expressive group therapy. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2002 Aug;70(4):916-25.

Sephton SE, Koopman C, Schaal M, Thoresen C, Spiegel D. Spiritual expression and immune status in women with metastatic breast cancer: an exploratory study. Breast J. 2001 Sep-Oct;7(5):345-53.

Classen C, Butler LD, Koopman C, Miller E, DiMiceli S, Giese-Davis J, Fobair P, Carlson RW, Kraemer HC, Spiegel D. Supportive-expressive group therapy and distress in patients with metastatic breast cancer: a randomized clinical intervention trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2001 May;58(5):494-501.

Turner-Cobb JM, Sephton SE, Koopman C, Blake-Mortimer J, Spiegel D. Social support and salivary cortisol in women with metastatic breast cancer. Psychosom Med. 2000 May-Jun;62(3):337-45.

Butler LD, Koopman C, Classen C, Spiegel D. Traumatic stress, life events, and emotional support in women with metastatic breast cancer: cancer-related traumatic stress symptoms associated with past and current stressors. Health Psychol. 1999 Nov;18(6):555-60.

Koopman C, Hermanson K, Diamond S, Angell K, Spiegel D. Social support, life stress, pain and emotional adjustment to advanced breast cancer. Psychooncology. 1998 Mar-Apr;7(2):101-11.

Classen C, Koopman C, Angell K, Spiegel D. Coping styles associated with psychological adjustment to advanced breast cancer. Health Psychol. 1996 Nov;15(6):434-7.

Sephton SE, Sapolsky RM, Kraemer HC, Spiegel D. Diurnal cortisol rhythm as a predictor of breast cancer survival. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2000 Jun 21;92(12):994-1000.

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Butler LD, Koopman C, Neri E, Giese-Davis J, Palesh O, Thorne-Yocam KA, Dimiceli S, Chen XH, Fobair P, Kraemer HC, Spiegel D. Effects of supportive-expressive group therapy on pain in women with metastatic breast cancer. Health Psychol. 2009 Sep;28(5):579-87.

Spiegel D, Butler LD, Giese-Davis J, Koopman C, Miller E, DiMiceli S, Classen CC, Fobair P, Carlson RW, Kraemer HC. Effects of supportive-expressive group therapy on survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer: a randomized prospective trial. Cancer. 2007 Sep 1;110(5):1130-8.

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00226928 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	R01 MH47226, DAHBR HB-C
Study First Received:	September 12, 2005
Last Updated:	February 29, 2008
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013