Piloting Y-AMBIENT: A Quality of Life Intervention for Young African American Breast Cancer Survivors

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Prognostic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Breast Cancer; Prognostic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Prognostic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Prognostic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Prognostic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Prognostic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Anatomic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Prognostic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Anatomic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Anatomic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Prognostic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Prognostic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Anatomic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Anatomic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Prognostic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Anatomic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8; Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8

Treatments: Other: Questionnaire Administration; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Educational Intervention; Other: Control Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05452681

IRB-300012133

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this two-arm pilot RCT is to evaluate processes and preliminary outcomes of a targeted QOL intervention vs. an attention control among young AA survivors post-treatment for early (I-II) & late (III) stage breast cancer.

Full description

Primary Objectives

I. Evaluate feasibility and acceptability of Y-AMBIENT and an attention control among young African American breast cancer survivors.

II. Explore the degree to which the Y-AMBIENT vs. attention control affects preliminary health-related outcomes among young African American (AA) survivors.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I (Y-AMBIENT): Patients receive three themed education sessions over 1 hour each, written materials, and videos at month 1. Patients also participate in 3, 20 minutes telephone reinforcement calls to discuss how they are doing and discuss any concerns that they are still managing at months 2, 3, and 4.

ARM II (ATTENTION CONTROL): Patients receive three themed education sessions over 1 hour each, written materials, and videos at month 1. Patients also participate in 3, 20 minutes telephone reinforcement calls to discuss how they are doing and discuss any concerns that they are still managing at months 2, 3, and 4.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 1 month.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 44 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Biologically born women
• Self-identify as AA
• Are aged 18 to 44 years on study entry
• Are diagnosed with breast cancer stage I-III
• Have completed treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiation for stage I-III breast cancer prior to study entry
• Are English- speaking
• Have telephone and internet access

Exclusion criteria

• Participation in formal survivorship navigation programs because they are associated with improved health- related outcomes, which could be a confounder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Y-AMBIENT

Experimental group

Description:

Y-AMBIENT is a four-month, telephone-based intervention that includes three themed education sessions with three follow-up sessions, written materials, and videos. All themed education and follow-up sessions are conducted according to the respective Y-AMBIENT session outlines and audio-recorded. Session 1, titled "My Self, My Soul," covers topics related to spiritual growth and finding meaning in illness. Session 2, titled "My Body," covers topics related to breast changes, aches/pains, fatigue, and weight changes. Session 3, titled "My Mind and My Relationships," covers topics related to anxiety, fear, and relationships with others. The sessions will take approximately one hour, with follow-ups lasting about 20 minutes. Participants will receive both printed and electronic PDF versions of written materials, in addition to video links, to reinforce content delivered during Sessions.

Treatment:

Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment

Other: Educational Intervention

Other: Questionnaire Administration

Attention Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control condition will consist of receiving a culturally-targeted cookbook applied by an adapted "Food for Thought" cookbook, a guide to grocery shopping smart, and telephone socialization calls. We opted to use the cookbook and guide as conversation pieces given cultural practices associated with food and avert financial constraints with shopping tips. During three, one-hour socialization calls, we will use scripted questions to encourage discussion about the participant, cookbook and guide, and obtain information about survivorship concerns without providing coaching. The follow-up calls will last about 20 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Control Intervention

Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment

Other: Questionnaire Administration