A Post-treatment Supportive Service Program for the Transition Into Survivorship for Black Women Breast Cancer Survivors in Western New York

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Breast Carcinoma

Treatments

Procedure: Support Group Therapy

Other: Interview

Other: Support

Other: Questionnaire Administration

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06833255

NCI-2024-10482 (Registry Identifier)

I-4133324 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This clinical trial studies whether a post-treatment supportive service program can be used to help breast cancer survivors in Western New York (WNY) transition into post-treatment life (survivorship). The post-treatment supportive service program is delivered to breast cancer survivors of WNY. It combines group support sessions and one-on-one (1:1) peer mentoring sessions. The group support sessions include traditional support groups, educational topics/lessons, activities, such as cooking lessons, celebrations, or facility tours, and guest speakers. The 1:1 peer mentoring sessions are held with a long-term breast cancer survivor mentor. The long-term breast cancer survivor mentor helps the mentee get in the practice of performing once monthly self-assessments and create plans to help improve any identified modifiable risk factors. The long-term breast cancer survivor mentor can also help connect the mentee to providers or resources as needed. A post-treatment supportive service program may help Black women breast cancer survivors in WNY transition into survivorship.

Full description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Design, develop, and deliver a no-cost, culturally appropriate, community-engaged, evidence-based, easily accessible, multilevel program to one hundred individuals who are breast cancer survivors in WNY prioritzing those who have most recently transitioned into their post-treatment life and/or self-identify as African American.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the feasibility and acceptability of the newly generated survivorship programming.

II. Prepare for possible future dissemination and implementations at other National Witness Project® (NWP) sites.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. Examinations of:

Ia. Program participants overall health, wellbeing, and quality of life; Ib. Program participants breast cancer recurrence rates; Ic. Factors that influence the program's self-sustainability potential; Id. Processes involved in programming revision / modification / improvement etc.

OUTLINE:

Patients attend survivorship group support sessions over 2 hours on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month and 1:1 peer mentoring sessions with long-term breast cancer survivors on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month for up to 12 months.

Enrollment

125 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Ability to speak and read English
At least 18 years of age or older
Live in the Western New York area
Has been diagnosed with breast cancer (any stage)
Has completed primary breast cancer treatments (i.e., systemic, radiation, and/or surgical interventions other than breast reconstruction surgeries)
- Mentors are at least one-year post-treatment completion
- Mentees are less than one-year post-treatment completion
- Note: Individuals who have completed primary breast cancer treatments who are being managed with ongoing hormonal therapies and/or are awaiting breast reconstruction surgery may participate in this study (i.e., these therapies do not meet exclusion criteria)
  - Note: Although any breast cancer survivor may participate, priority will be given to those who have most recently transitioned into their post-treatment life (or those who report that support was either not offered or was unavailable to them during their less recent transition into post-treatment life) and /or self-identify as African American

Exclusion criteria

Currently receiving neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant systemic and/or radiations therapies
Unwilling or unable to complete the assessment in English
Are pregnant or nursing
Are unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements
- Note: Individuals who have completed primary breast cancer treatments who are being managed with ongoing hormonal therapies and/or are awaiting breast reconstruction surgery may participate in this study (i.e., these therapies do not meet exclusion criteria)