Effect of Advertisements on Treatment Compliance in Women With Breast Cancer

RATIONALE: Measuring how advertising affects treatment compliance in women with breast cancer may help doctors plan the best treatment.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how advertisements affect treatment compliance in women with breast cancer.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

Evaluate the consequences of advertisement on treatment compliance in women with breast cancer.

Secondary

Determine the factors favoring or not favoring adherence to the medical recommendations.

OUTLINE: Patients and their medical and nonmedical caregivers are interviewed by a sociologist or anthropologist twice over 1 year. The first interview is at the consultation visit and the second interview is at the patient's home. The impact of advertisement on treatment compliance is measured.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 65 patients will be accrued for this study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Diagnosis of breast cancer
Hormone receptor status not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Female
Menopausal status not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Not specified

Treatment and study plan

counseling intervention

Other

psychosocial assessment and care

Procedure

Primary outcomes

Treatment compliance

Secondary outcomes

Factors affecting adherence to the medical plan

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Institut Bergonié

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Socio-anthropological Study Evaluating the Impact of Observance or Treatment in Patients With Breast Cancer

Important dates

Study start: 2006
Primary completion: 2011
First posted: Apr 19, 2007
Registry last updated: Jan 23, 2012

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