NCT01799031

Educational Intervention for Reducing Work Disability in Breast Cancer Survivors

Reducing Work Disability in Breast Cancer Survivors

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 25 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This randomized clinical trial studies an educational intervention for reducing work disability in breast cancer survivors. Web sites providing symptom management education may be an effective method to help breast cancer survivors reduce work disability after treatment

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the feasibility and usability of the Work Ability Improvement Through Symptom Management and Ergonomic Strategies (WISE) and empirically evaluate its effect on short-term work ability among breast cancer survivors (BCS). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Explore individual and workplace factors associated with work ability in BCS. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. ARM I: Patients receive access to the WISE web-based educational intervention to help BCS manage their symptoms, identify ergonomic workplace problems and risks, and implement ergonomic modifications. Patients also receive standard of care comprising symptom management therapies and a pamphlet on employment rights. ARM II: Patients receive standard of care comprising symptom management therapies and a pamphlet on employment rights. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 3 and 6 months.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Cancer Survivor

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	internet-based intervention	Receive access to the WISE web-based educational intervention
PROCEDURE	management of therapy complications	Receive standard of care
OTHER	educational intervention	Receive access to the WISE web-based educational intervention
OTHER	questionnaire administration	Ancillary studies
PROCEDURE	quality-of-life assessment	Ancillary studies

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-07-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-01
• Completion: 2017-06-01
• First posted: 2013-02-26
• Last updated: 2019-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States