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NCT Number: NCT03394742

Effectiveness of Peer Support on Quality of Life in Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients

This study examines effectiveness of peer support of breast cancer patients. Half of the participants received peer support via telephone in addition to usual care and another half are give the usual care only.

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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

Primary location

Helsinki University Hospital

Helsinki, 00029, Finland

About this study

Seriously sick people need social support to maintain their quality of life. Social support may be given by peers, who have experienced the same.

In this study voluntary participants with recently diagnosed breast cancer were randomly allocated to intervention (N=130) or control (N=130) group. The intervention group received, in addition to usual care, peer support via telephone 1-5 times according to their own preference. The control group received usual care only. Peer support was given by volunteered breast cancer survivors who were educated for giving peer support.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • recently diagnosed primary breast cancer
  • no other serious illnesses
  • ability to communicate in Finnish or Swedish (official languages in Finland)
  • ability to fill in the questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

  • some other serious illnesses
  • inability to communicate in Finnish or Swedish (official languages in Finland)
  • inability to fill in the questionnaires

Treatment and study plan

Peer Support

Behavioral

Peer support persons are breast cancer survivors, who were educated to give peer support. They contacted participants by telephone.

Primary outcomes

  1. A change of health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6 and 12 months later.

    HRQoL was assessed with a generic 15D instrument.

  2. A change of health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6 and 12 months later.

    HRQoL was assessed with a disease-specific instrument EORTC QLQ-30 and its breast cancer specific module BR23.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Satisfaction for life

    Time frame: Baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months later.

    Satisfaction for life was assessed with a questionnaire created for this study.

  2. The use of health care services

    Time frame: Baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months later.

    The use of health care services was assessed with a questionnaire create for this study.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Jyvaskyla

Other

Collaborators

  • Helsinki University Central Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Peer Support on Quality of Life in Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients - a Randomized Trial

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jan 9, 2018
Registry last updated
Jan 9, 2018

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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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