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NCT Number: NCT00278837

Avon Foundation Program to Improve Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

Women with breast cancer often suffer significant distress and disability from their disease. A practice of meditation-based stress reduction and cognitive-affective-behavioral learning may help women with breast cancer decrease their suffering and improve their quality of life.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year–101 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical Center

New York, 10021, United States

About this study

The objective of this study in women recently treated for breast cancer is to determine whether an intervention program consisting of group and individual instruction in a meditation-based practice of stress-reduction and cognitive-affective-behavioral learning has the potential for reducing disabling distress and improving quality of life in a population vulnerable to the progression or recurrence of disease. Quality of life will be assessed at 12 months.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

All women with stage I-III breast cancer who have received treatment within the preceding year will be eligible for inclusion in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who refuse to participate will be excluded
  • Patients with metastatic (stage IV) cancer are excluded.

Treatment and study plan

Mindfulness based meditation program

Behavioral

Subjects will participate in an intervention consisting of group and individual instruction in a meditation-based practice of stress-reduction and cognitive-affective-behavioral learning.

Other names: Meditation and Breast Cancer

Primary outcomes

  1. Quality of life will be assessed by within patient differences in the FACT-G (General Functional Assessment of Cancer Treatment Scale), as well as with the disease specific subscales at baseline and at 12 months.

    Time frame: Subjects will complete questionnaires at baseline and closeout. Patients will participate in the meditation program weekly for 20 weeks.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Other

Collaborators

  • Avon Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

Contemplative Self-Healing to Improve Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors: the Avon Foundation Program to Reach Medically Underserved Populations

Important dates

Study start
2003
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Jan 18, 2006
Registry last updated
Feb 23, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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