Culturally Tailored Educational and Support Program to Increase Quality of Life Among Korean Breast Cancer Survivors
TOGETHER
Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Breast Cancer Disparity Among Underserved Koreans
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Brief Summary
The objective of the TOGETHER (Together Overcome and Get Empowered Through Health Education and Relationships) program was to examine the effectiveness of one of the first linguistically and culturally tailored intervention programs to increase quality of life among Korean American breast cancer survivors.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable breast-cancer
Started Feb 2014
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 10, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 12, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2016
CompletedDecember 27, 2023
December 1, 2023
2.3 years
May 10, 2016
December 20, 2023
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B)
changes in quality of life during baseline, 7 weeks, and 14 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Cancer Behavior Inventory- Brief Version (CBI-B)
changes in self-efficacy for coping with cancer during baseline, 7 weeks, and 14 weeks
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
changes in stress during baseline, 7 weeks, and 14 weeks
Additional items to assess improvement in skills/knowledge covered by the intervention program
changes in responses during baseline, 7 weeks, and 14 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Standard Intervention
ACTIVE COMPARATORThe standard intervention group received linguistically and culturally tailored information regarding breast cancer and survivorship.
Enhanced Intervention
EXPERIMENTALThe enhanced intervention group received linguistically and culturally tailored information regarding breast cancer and survivorship as well as cognitive-behavioral stress management.
Interventions
Participants received linguistically and culturally tailored information on diet and nutrition, physical activity, managing treatment side effects, follow-up care plans, complementary and alternative medicine, reducing environmental exposure to estrogen, navigating cancer-related financial issues, family history, body image, sexuality, and advances in breast cancer research.
Participants learned and practiced skills related to mindfulness, relaxation, stress reduction, rational thinking, improving coping, enhancing social support, anger management, and assertiveness training.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Living in Maryland, Northern Virginia, or the Washington D.C. metropolitan area
- Have been diagnosed with breast cancer
- Have had surgery, completed treatment within the last two years, or still receiving adjuvant therapies
You may not qualify if:
- Unable to understand Korean
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Sunmin Lee, ScD
University of Maryland School of Public Health
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 10, 2016
First Posted
May 12, 2016
Study Start
February 1, 2014
Primary Completion
June 1, 2016
Study Completion
June 1, 2016
Last Updated
December 27, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-12