Effectiveness of Peer Support on Quality of Life in Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients

Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effectiveness of Peer Support on Quality of Life in Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients - a Randomized Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03394742
• Other study ID #: Effectiveness of peer support
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 20, 2017
• Last updated: January 3, 2018
• Start date: May 1, 2014
• Est. completion date: October 30, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: January 2018
• Source: University of Jyvaskyla
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study examines effectiveness of peer support of breast cancer patients. Half of the participants received peer support via telephone in addition to usual care and another half are give the usual care only.

Description:

Seriously sick people need social support to maintain their quality of life. Social support may be given by peers, who have experienced the same.

In this study voluntary participants with recently diagnosed breast cancer were randomly allocated to intervention (N=130) or control (N=130) group. The intervention group received, in addition to usual care, peer support via telephone 1-5 times according to their own preference. The control group received usual care only. Peer support was given by volunteered breast cancer survivors who were educated for giving peer support.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 260
• Est. completion date: October 30, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• recently diagnosed primary breast cancer

• no other serious illnesses

• ability to communicate in Finnish or Swedish (official languages in Finland)

• ability to fill in the questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria:

• some other serious illnesses

• inability to communicate in Finnish or Swedish (official languages in Finland)

• inability to fill in the questionnaires

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breast Cancer
• Breast Neoplasms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Peer support
Peer support persons are breast cancer survivors, who were educated to give peer support. They contacted participants by telephone.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Finland	Helsinki University Hospital	Helsinki

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Jyvaskyla	Helsinki University Central Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Finland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	A change of health-related quality of life (HRQoL).	HRQoL was assessed with a generic 15D instrument.	From baseline to 3, 6 and 12 months later.
Primary	A change of health-related quality of life (HRQoL).	HRQoL was assessed with a disease-specific instrument EORTC QLQ-30 and its breast cancer specific module BR23.	From baseline to 3, 6 and 12 months later.
Secondary	Satisfaction for life	Satisfaction for life was assessed with a questionnaire created for this study.	Baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months later.
Secondary	The use of health care services	The use of health care services was assessed with a questionnaire create for this study.	Baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months later.