Relational and Emotional Mechanisms of a Supportive-expressive Group Intervention in Breast Cancer

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Breast Neoplasms; Breast Cancer
• Interventions: Other: Supportive-expressive group therapy

• Registration Number: NCT02934815
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade do Porto

Brief Summary

To test the feasibility of supportive-expressive group intervention (SEGT) for women with primary breast cancer and to provide a preliminary test of its efficacy.

Detailed Description

This study aims to compare the efficacy of a 16-sessions group intervention (Supportive-Expressive group therapy) versus control group (no intervention) in women with primary breast cancer.

This study tries to evaluate the efficacy of SEGT on breast cancer patients' emotion regulation, social support, caregiving, and marital satisfaction, and its improvement on breast cancer patients' life quality. This study also intents to explore the moderating role of attachment on these associations.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-01
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Study First Submitted: 2016-10-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-10-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-13
• Study First Posted: 2016-10-17
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-17
• Primary Completion: 2017-01
• Study Completion: 2017-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of primary breast cancer

Exclusion Criteria

• attendance at a cancer support group or individual psychotherapy
• diagnosis of recurrent breast cancer
• severe psychiatric disorder
• history of drug or alcohol abuse

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group - SEGT	Supportive-expressive group therapy	16 weekly sessions, 90 min of Supportive-expressive group therapy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in quality of life across time	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - 2 months later; T2 - 4 months later; T3 - 10 months later	The World Health Organization Quality of Life - BREF

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in emotion suppression across time	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - 2 months later; T2 - 4 months later; T3 - 10 months later	The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire
Change in emotional self-efficacy across time	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - 2 months later; T2 - 4 months later; T3 - 10 months later	The Stanford Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale-Cancer
Change in caregiving across time	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - 2 months later; T2 - 4 months later; T3 - 10 months later	The Caregiving Questionnaire
Change in cognitive emotion across time	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - 2 months later; T2 - 4 months later; T3 - 10 months later	The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire
Change in social support across time	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - 2 months later; T2 - 4 months later; T3 - 10 months later	The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support
Change in marital relationship across time	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - 2 months later; T2 - 4 months later; T3 - 10 months later	Relationship Assessment Scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tânia Brandão; 🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal