NCT03624972

Addressing Sexual Concerns in Breast Cancer: Patient Intervention Study

Enhancing Patient-Provider Communication About Sexual Concerns in Breast Cancer: Patient Intervention Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 153 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fox Chase Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate an educational video intervention (called Starting the Conversation) aimed to enhance breast cancer patients' beliefs about and communication with respect to sexual concerns. In the current study, 128 breast cancer outpatients will be randomized to either participate in the video intervention and to receive a resource guide addressing sexual and menopausal health or to receive the resource guide alone. Patients will be asked to participate in the video and/or read through the resource guide prior to their clinic visit with their breast cancer provider. The investigators will examine effects of the interventions on patients' beliefs about communication about sexual health and on patients' communication about sexual health during clinic visits with their providers. Secondarily, the investigators will examine effects of the interventions on sexual outcomes and other health outcomes, including psychological well-being and health-related QOL.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer Female

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Starting the Conversation Video	The Starting the Conversation program is designed to increase self-efficacy and outcome expectancies for communicating with providers about sexual health and related issues, reduce barriers to communication, and provide basic training in skills for communicating with providers about these topics, including prioritizing concerns, tips for effective communication, communication practice, and self-feedback.
BEHAVIORAL	Sexual and Menopausal Health Resources	Patients will receive a resource list that includes both web-based resources on menopausal and sexual health and center-specific resources, such as contact information for a menopausal \& sexual health clinic.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-05-27
• Primary completion: 2019-12-31
• Completion: 2019-12-31
• First posted: 2018-08-10
• Last updated: 2021-03-16
• Results posted: 2021-03-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States