NCT06875414

Breast Cancer and Resilience in Couple

Breast Cancer, Resilience, Quality of Life and Depression in Couples From Diagnosis to 24 Months Later: Prospective Pilot Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Regina Elena Cancer Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This is a prospective pilot study examining the couple's dyadic attitudes from diagnosis to 24 months later when one member is affected by illness and the adaptive strategies the couple employs when stressful events occur.

Detailed description

The patients taking part in the study and their partners are examined from the time of the woman's breast cancer diagnosis up to 24 months later with the help of questionnaires and a focus group in order to understand the couple's coping strategies.

Conditions

• Breast Neoplasms
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Nursing care model	Describe relation between resilience, quality of life and depression and marital adaptation in the population considered from diagnosis to 24 months later.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-14
• Primary completion: 2024-03-15
• Completion: 2025-11-14
• First posted: 2025-03-13
• Last updated: 2025-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy