Study to Assess the Impact of Personalized Coaching on the Time Period and Quality of Return to Work After Breast Cancer (OPTICOACH)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04469205 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : July 13, 2020
Last Update Posted : June 30, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Breast Cancer Surgery | Other: Coaching sessions | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 200 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Health Services Research |
Official Title: | Randomized and Prospective Study to Assess the Impact of Personalized Coaching on the Time Period and Quality of Return to Work After Breast Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 5, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 5, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 5, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention Group
intervention group that will receive return-to-work coaching sessions. The intervention consists of 3 individual coaching sessions with a certified professional coach. This personalized accompaniment will complete the standard accompaniment offered to all patients.
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Other: Coaching sessions
There are 3 sessions : the first session will last 1h30 and will be in consultation within the Institut Curie. The second session will last 1h30 and will be done remotely (by phone or by videoconference). The duration of the 3rd and last session will be adapted according to the needs of each patient and will last a maximum of 1 hour. It will also be done remotely (by phone or by videoconference). |
No Intervention: Control Group
control group who will receive the current care which consists of a psychosocial care. This care consists in offering the patient regular information meetings organized with social workers of the Health Insurance, to consult a psychologist and to access patients' homes at the frequency of their choice and according to their need. |
- Impact of coaching sessions on the return to work rate (number of patients returning at work / total number of patients per arm) 6 months after inclusion in the study [ Time Frame: 6 months ]The rate of patients returning to work (part-time or full-time) for more than 2 weeks to 6 months of inclusion in the study in each group.
- Quality of the return to work [ Time Frame: 6 and 12 months ]
Evaluation of the quality of the return to work at 6 and 12 months after inclusion by questionnaire VOW / QFT (in case of return to work only).
Evaluation scale : 1=never to 4=ever
- Sustainability of the return to work [ Time Frame: 6 and 12 months ]Evaluation of the durability of the return to work at 6 and 12 months after inclusion by registration by the patients of the number of days off work and / or working time arrangement
- Impact of the return to work / work stoppage on the quality of life [ Time Frame: 6 and 12 months ]Evaluation of the impact of return to work / work stoppage on the quality of life estimated by QLQ-C30 questionnaire at baseline and at 6 and 12 months post-inclusion
- The production losses related to presenteeism during maintenance or return to work [ Time Frame: 6 and 12 months ]Evaluation of production losses related to presenteeism at the time of maintenance or return to work at 6 and 12 months post inclusion, by collecting the number of days worked during the study period (12 months)
- The production losses related to presenteeism during maintenance or return to work [ Time Frame: 6 and 12 months ]Evaluation of the loss of productivity during a professional activity : in case of return to work, the "Work limitation questionnaire" will be completed at 6 and 12 months after inclusion
- The determinants of return to work (factors associated with a return to work "successful": early, sustainable and quality) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Determining the determinants of return to work at 6 and 12 months post inclusion using the QLQ-BR23questionnaire.
Evaluation scale : 0=not at all to 4=a lot
- The determinants of return to work (factors associated with a return to work "successful": early, sustainable and quality) [ Time Frame: 6 and 12 months ]
Determining the determinants of return to work at 6 and 12 months post inclusion using the QLQ-FA12 questionnaire.
Evaluation scale : 0=not at all to 4=a lot
- The determinants of return to work (factors associated with a return to work "successful": early, sustainable and quality) [ Time Frame: 6 and 12 months ]
Determining the determinants of return to work at 6 and 12 months post inclusion using the HADS questionnaire.
Anxiety scale : 3=most of the time to 0=never Depression scale : 3=never to 0= most of the time
- The determinants of return to work (factors associated with a return to work "successful": early, sustainable and quality) [ Time Frame: 6 and 12 months ]
Determining the determinants of return to work at 6 and 12 months post inclusion using the SSQ6 questionnaire.
Evaluation scale : 1=really dissatisfied to 6 =really satisfied
- The determinants of return to work (factors associated with a return to work "successful": early, sustainable and quality) [ Time Frame: 6 and 12 months ]
Determining the determinants of return to work at 6 and 12 months post inclusion using the Brief Cope questionnaire.
Evaluation scale : 0=not at all to 4=absolutely
- The determinants of return to work (factors associated with a return to work "successful": early, sustainable and quality) [ Time Frame: 6 and 12 months ]These determinants will also be evaluated through the collection of socio-demographic data, cancer characteristics and treatments administered.
- The medico-economic impact of returning to work [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Evaluation of the medico-economic impact of return to work by comparing the costs of care in the two groups

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 60 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Any patient active at the time of the diagnosis of breast cancer, treated consecutively at the Institut Curie during the study period, and whose first treatment will be surgery, will be offered participation in the study.
- Invasive non-metastatic breast cancer, treated first by surgery
- Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 60 years
- Active woman at the time of diagnosis
- Patient with internet access and email address
- Patient affiliated with a social security scheme, speaking and reading French
- Signature of informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- In situ breast cancer
- History of breast cancer
- Metastatic breast cancer
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Woman with a life expectancy <6 months at the time of diagnosis (in relation to other serious chronic diseases)
- Persons deprived of liberty or under guardianship
- Impossibility to submit to the medical follow-up of the test for geographical, social or psychological reasons

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04469205
Contact: Enora LAAS-FARON, MD | +33 1 56 24 62 36 | enora.laas@curie.fr | |
Contact: Anne-Sophie PLISSONNIER | +33 1 47 11 23 78 | anne-sophie.plissonnier@curie.fr |
France | |
Institut Curie | Recruiting |
Paris, France, 75005 | |
Contact: Enora LAAS-FARON, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Enora LAAS-FARON, MD | |
Institut Curie | Recruiting |
Saint-Cloud, France, 92210 | |
Contact: Claire BONNEAU, MD claire.bonneau@curie.fr | |
Principal Investigator: Claire BONNEAU, MD |
Responsible Party: | Institut Curie |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04469205 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IC 2017-06 |
First Posted: | July 13, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 30, 2022 |
Last Verified: | December 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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