Development and Application of a Parenting Anxiety Intervention Program for Young and Middle-Aged Female Breast Cancer Patients

NCT07331740 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: To be assigned
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This feasibility study aims to develop and test an intervention program for young and middle-aged female breast cancer patients who experience parenting concerns. Eligible participants will receive the tailored support program (including psychological counseling and parenting guidance). The study will assess whether the program is acceptable, feasible, and potentially helpful in reducing parenting concerns among this group.We plan to enroll 20 participants from Shanghai Zhoupu Hospital between March 2026 and October 2026.

Conditions

Breast Cancer; Parenting Anxiety

Keywords

Young and middle-aged female breast cancer patients; Intervention program; Feasibility trial; Parenting Anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parenting Concerns Scale for Breast Cancer Patients

  This scale was developed by Qian Meiyan et al. in 2024 to assess the parenting anxiety level of breast cancer patients. The scale mainly consists of 5 dimensions and 25 items, namely disease communication (5 items), children's health (4 items), children's emotions (6 items), role communication (6 items), and family support (4 items).

  Baseline (pre-intervention) , 6 weeks post-intervention (end of the program) and One month after the intervention ended

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Parenting Sense of Competence Scale

  Baseline (pre-intervention), 6 weeks post-intervention (end of the program) and One month after the intervention ended

• Herth hope index

  Baseline (pre-intervention) , 6 weeks post-intervention (end of the program) and One month after the intervention ended

Study Arms (1)

Parenting Concerns Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

All eligible participants will receive the tailored parenting concerns intervention program.

Behavioral: Parenting Concerns Support Program

Interventions

Parenting Concerns Support Program BEHAVIORAL

A 6-week program including 2 individual psychological counseling sessions and 4 group parenting guidance activities, designed to reduce parenting concerns in young and middle-aged female breast cancer patients.

Parenting Concerns Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 59 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Clear breast cancer patients confirmed by histopathology who have received surgical treatment
• Aged 18 to 59 and currently raising at least one minor child under the age of 18
• Clinical stage I - IV
• Be aware of the condition, provide informed consent and voluntarily participate in this study
• The patient can cooperate with the research independently and has normal reading, comprehension, thinking and judgment abilities

You may not qualify if:

• Concurrent with other cancers
• Engaged in psychology work, or having received psychological intervention guidance within the past six months
• Participate in other nursing intervention studies simultaneously

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Master's Student, School of Nursing, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Model Details: This is a single-arm feasibility trial; all eligible participants receive the parenting anxiety intervention program.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 29, 2025
• First Posted: January 12, 2026
• Study Start: March 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: January 12, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01