PCO: Project Connect Online: An Internet-based Intervention for Women With Breast Cancer
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This randomized comparative effectiveness trial examines the potential psychosocial and physical health-related benefits of sharing personal websites with other women with breast cancer, as well as with family and friends (PCO PLUS condition) versus sharing with family and friends only (PCO condition) in a sample of women with metastatic breast cancer.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Project Connect Online (PCO) Creation of personal website to share breast cancer experience with friends and family |
Behavioral: Project Connect Online
Three-hour workshop to complete personal website regarding breast cancer experience to share with friends and family
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Experimental: PCO PLUS Creation of personal website to share breast cancer experience with friends and family, as well as other women diagnosed with breast cancer |
Behavioral: PCO PLUS
Three-hour workshop to complete personal website regarding breast cancer experience to share with friends and family, as well as other women diagnosed with breast cancer
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change of general and cancer-related psychological status [Baseline, 2 months, 4 months]
web site self reported
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Change in overall physical health status [Baseline, 2 months, 4 months]
web site self reported
Other Outcome Measures
- Psychological mediator and moderator assessment [Baseline, 2 months, 4 months]
phone and web based assessment: Comparative effectiveness of the two conditions will be evaluated with analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), in which the dependent variable is CES-D (Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale, condition assignment and any variables on which baseline imbalance is observed.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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women at least 18 years of age;
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first diagnosis of Stage IV breast cancer or a recurrent diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer, any interval since diagnosis;
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ability to complete the intervention and assessments in English; and
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willingness to attend in-person PCO workshop;
Exclusion Criteria:
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male (because men constitute less than 1% of breast cancer patients, numbers would not be sufficient for reliable analyses);
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local (i.e., same breast, surgical scar, chest wall) or regional (i.e., lymph nodes) recurrent disease; and
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use of a personal website to post cancer-relevant material in the past six months
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | California | United States | 90095 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Patricia Ganz, MD, Proffessor and Director, Health Policy & Management
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 14-001744
- 20155036
- SAC110009