NCT03651921

Testing of the Cancer Thriving and Surviving Breast Cancer Program

Co-creating and Testing the Reach and Effectiveness of an Integrated Peer-to-peer Self-management Program for Breast Cancer Survivors: a Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 39 (actual)
• Sponsor: Manuela Eicher · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The adjusted Cancer Thriving and Surviving Program (CTS) for women with breast cancer living in Switzerland (CTS-BC-CH) is a course of 7 weekly sessions of 2.5 - 3 hours led by trained peer-leaders (women with breast cancer experience). This pilot study aims to explore the reach of the CTS-BC-CH program (integrated into the clinical pathway) and to investigate its preliminary effectiveness with regard to Swiss breast cancer patients' self-efficacy and self-management.

Detailed description

In 2016/17, the self-management program for cancer survivors, the Cancer Thriving and Surviving Program (CTS) was translated into German. The content of the CTS was adapted to breast cancer specific needs in three interdisciplinary workshops based on a participatory approach including active patient engagement. Additional disease-specific topics were developed and confirmed applying a multi-stakeholder e-rating approach. After a consensus meeting with the participation of breast cancer survivors, health care professional and international experts in the field of self-management, consensus on the program was reached in June 2017, resulting in the CTS-BC-CH program, i.e. a standardized manual for course leaders. This pilot study aims to explore the reach of the CTS-BC-CH program (integrated into the clinical pathway) and to investigate its preliminary effectiveness for female Swiss breast cancer patients. The CTS-BC-CH is delivered in two breast cancer centers in in the German-speaking part of Switzerland as a group-based program with seven weekly sessions of 2.5 - 3 hours led by trained peer-leaders. Course leaders have to complete a 4-days training provided by certified master trainers. First, participants are enrolled for usual care, followed by participants who will attend the CTS-BC-CH course. Participants will complete self-reported questionnaires at three time points over a period of 6 months.

Conditions

• Breast Neoplasm
• Early-Stage Breast Cancer
• Self-Management
• Intervention
• Cancer Survivorship

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	CTS-BC-CH	CTS-BC-CH is a standardized program with 7 weekly group sessions (2.5. to 3 hours). The CTS-BC-CH focuses on building skills, sharing experiences, and support among the participants. Program elements are: Brainstorming, action plan formulation, action plan feedback, problem solving, and decision making.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-12-12
• Primary completion: 2019-08-15
• Completion: 2019-08-15
• First posted: 2018-08-29
• Last updated: 2020-08-24

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Switzerland