NCT05399160

Brief Summary

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women with a high mortality rate in the world. The several methods are used in the treatment of breast cancer. One or more of these methods can be preferred according to the characteristics of women with breast cancer. Women may experience many different physiological and psychological symptoms during each treatment process.This situation negatively affects the quality of life of women with breast cancer. For this reason, there is a need for an intervention that could improve quality of life in women with breast cancer. In the literature, it is stated that nurse-led supportive care can be an effective nursing intervention to improve the quality of life in women with breast cancer.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
42

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable quality-of-life

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2022

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable quality-of-life

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 3, 2022

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 24, 2022

Completed
6 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 30, 2022

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 1, 2022

Completed
9 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 10, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

June 30, 2022

Status Verified

June 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

5 months

First QC Date

May 24, 2022

Last Update Submit

June 29, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

Nurse-led careQuality of lifeBreast cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life questionnaire-Core Questionnaire (QLQ-C30)

    The scale was developed to assess the quality of life of cancer patients. It contains three domains that measure global health status/quality of life, functional and symptom status. Global quality of life is assessed using global health status and quality of life. Functional status consists of the following five subscales: physical function, role function, emotional function, cognitive function and social function. Symptom status consists of the following nine subscales: fatigue, nausea and vomiting, pain, dyspnoea, insomnia, appetite loss, constipation, diarrhoea and financial difficulties. The total score that can be obtained from the scale ranges from 0 to 100. The internal consistency of scale in the Turkish version was determined as 0.90.

    Change from Baseline Quality of Life score at 9th weeks.

Study Arms (2)

Nurse-led Supportive Care Group

EXPERIMENTAL
Behavioral: Nurse-led Supportive Care

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group did not receive any intervention during the study period.

Interventions

Nurse-led supportive care was given to women who had breast surgery and planned to receive chemotherapy. Nurse-led supportive care was applied to women for eight weeks in the form of face-to-face clinic and telephone interviews.It took an average of 30 minutes to interview women with breast cancer at the clinic, and 15 minutes on average by phone.

Nurse-led Supportive Care Group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • years and older women,
  • Stages II or III breast cancer
  • Having breast cancer surgery
  • Planned to receive chemotherapy
  • Able to use a phone
  • Who agreed to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

  • Having communication problems
  • Having psychological diseases
  • Receiving any supportive care

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Izmir Bakircay University Health Sciences Faculty

Izmir, 35560, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Yazicioglu Kucuk B, Zorba Bahceli P. The Effects of Nurse-Led Supportive Care Program on Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2024 Apr;40(2):151609. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151609. Epub 2024 Mar 2.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsBreast DiseasesSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Asistant Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 24, 2022

First Posted

June 1, 2022

Study Start

January 3, 2022

Primary Completion

May 30, 2022

Study Completion

June 10, 2022

Last Updated

June 30, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations