Mentor Integration Study

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mentor Only; CHESS Only; Control (Internet Only); CHESS and Cancer Mentor

Treatments: Behavioral: CHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System) and Human Cancer Mentor

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00468468

2003-192

1P50CA09817-01A1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Mentor Integration Project

This study will investigate the benefits of CHESS, a Human Cancer Mentor and the potential additional benefit of combining CHESS and a Cancer Mentor compared to Internet access for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Our goal is to advance interactive cancer communication systems, thus improving quality of life for patients and families facing cancer, especially underserved populations.

Primary Aims:

• Determine if the Internet, CHESS, a Cancer Mentor, or a combination of CHESS and the Cancer Mentor improve quality of life for women with breast cancer
• Determine which of the above conditions is most effective
• Determine which of the above conditions is most cost efficient

Enrollment: 126 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Eligibility for this protocol is as follows:

• All subjects must be within 2 months of their primary breast cancer diagnosis,
• All subjects must be at least 18 years of age,
• All subjects must be able to read and write English at the 6th-grade level
• Not homeless

Trial design

126 participants in 4 patient groups

CHESS Condition

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects who receive the CHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System)

Treatment:

Behavioral: CHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System) and Human Cancer Mentor

Mentor Condition

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects who receive access to a Human Cancer Mentor only

Treatment:

Behavioral: CHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System) and Human Cancer Mentor

CHESS + Mentor

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects who receive the CHESS system plus a Human Cancer Mentor

Treatment:

Behavioral: CHESS (Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System) and Human Cancer Mentor

Internet Only

No Intervention group

Description:

Subjects receive routine care and nothing else