Psychosocial Group Intervention to Patients With Primary Breast Cancer - Psychosocial and Survival Outcome From a Randomised Study
PURPOSE: This randomized study included patients diagnosed with breast cancer who
participated in an intervention including education and group psychotherapy lasting 10 weeks
after surgery. The purpose of the study was to enhance Quality of Life, coping and social
relations and to support the women when going through treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We
randomly assigned 210 patients with primary breast cancer to a control or an intervention
group. Patients in the intervention group were offered 2 weekly 6-hour sessions of
psycho-education and eight weekly 2-hour sessions of group psychotherapy. Participants and
nonparticipants were followed up for QoL, coping and social relations after one, six and
twelve months post intervention and on vital status 5 years after surgical treatment.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Quality of life
Does Quality of Life enhance among a group of primary breast cancer patients who participate in a psychosocial group intervention compared to a control group of primary breast cancer patients who do not recieve any psychosocial intervention?
12 months post intervention
No
Ellen H Boesen, MSc, Phd
Principal Investigator
Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100
Denmark: Ethics Committee
Camma 2003
NCT01108224
January 2004
December 2006
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