Clinical trial NCT01914614: A Pilot Study of Working Women and Breast Cancer
Official title: A Pilot Study of Working Women and Breast Cancer
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Breast Cancer
Keywords: Breast Cancer
Working Women
Lead sponsor: University of Kentucky
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
First posted: 2013-08-02
Enrollment: 22
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Women diagnosed with a new, primary breast cancer within 3 months of enrollment and who were employed at the time of diagnosis.

Brief summary: The purpose of this research is to better understand the relationship between employment and breast cancer. Research is being conducted to understand how workplace factors influence breast cancer patients' ability to adhere to recommended cancer treatment and effectively recover from cancer. Investigators hope to use the findings from the study to help working breast cancer survivors make informed decisions about treatment and employment in collaboration with their employers and healthcare providers.

Detailed description: Patients enrolled will be interviewed three times over a six month period. They will be asked questions about their experiences in managing their cancer while taking care of their job responsibilities. Patients will be asked to complete a survey that asks questions about their breast cancer treatment, their job, and how they manage their responsibilities while undergoing cancer treatment.

The first initial meeting will be conducted at a time and location that is convenient for the patient. This meeting should last about an hour to an hour and a half.

Three and six months after the initial interview, study participants will be asked to complete a follow-up survey by either telephone or Internet/Web, depending on their preference. These telephone surveys will last between 15-30 minutes.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Women age 18-65
* Working at least 20 hours per week
* Currently patients of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center
* Are able to read, write, and communicate in English
* Have reliable telephone or Internet/Web access in or outside the home

Exclusion Criteria:

* Self-employed
* Unemployed
* Cognitively impaired

Primary outcomes:
measure: Guideline concordant breast cancer treatment as defined by National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology and oncologist assessments.
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Breast cancer treatment adherence, including completion of prescribed chemotherapy regimens, prescribed radiation treatment regimen, and/or surgical follow-up appointments.
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Satisfaction with breast cancer treatment decision-making
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Quality of life
timeFrame: 6 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lexington
country: United States
facility: UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science
state: Kentucky
city: Lexington
country: United States
facility: University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center
state: Kentucky
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Kentucky
name: Robin Vanderpool, DrPH
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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