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Psychosocial Support to Facilitate the Return to Employment of Women With Breast Cancer

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Behavioral: Questionnaires
Behavioral: interviews with a psychologist
Registration Number
NCT01780064
Lead Sponsor
Centre Oscar Lambret
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of early individualized psychosocial assets versus a standard support on social inequalities in the rate of return to work

Detailed Description

For the group "intervention", patients have four interviews with a psychologist (at cure one of chemotherapy treatment, at cure six of chemotherapy treatment, at last radiotherapy session, and three months after the end of radiotherapy).

In the 2 arms, patients receive 4 sets of questionnaires (baseline, month 12, month 18 and month 24)

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
128
Inclusion Criteria
  • Women ≥ 18 with work at the time of diagnosis
  • Presenting a unilateral breast cancer exclusively local extension
  • Having received surgery
  • Reporting of adjuvant chemotherapy (+ / - trastuzumab)
  • Reporting to radiotherapy or not (If radiotherapy, it will be done on site investigator)
  • In work at the time of diagnosis (employees, traders and professionals)
  • Patient affiliated to a social security scheme
  • Consent signed by the patient before the implementation of any specific procedure to study
Exclusion Criteria
  • Presence of in situ lesions, cancer recurrence, metastatic disease immediately, location bilateral
  • Inability physical, psychological, psychiatric or cognitive responses to the questionnaires and participate in interviews
  • Recognition previous ALD (due to another disease)
  • Patient under guardianship

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Standard groupQuestionnairesroutine monitoring with questionnaires
Interviews with psychologistQuestionnairesPatients have interviews with a psychologist (at cure one of chemotherapy treatment,at cure six of chemotherapy treatment, at last radiotherapy session, and three months after the end of radiotherapy) and questionnaires
Interviews with psychologistinterviews with a psychologistPatients have interviews with a psychologist (at cure one of chemotherapy treatment,at cure six of chemotherapy treatment, at last radiotherapy session, and three months after the end of radiotherapy) and questionnaires
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparison of the effect of early individualized psychosocial assets versus a standard support on social inequalities in the rate of return to workAt 24 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Calculating the cost / benefit ratio of the two modes of careAt 24 months
Comparison between the two modes of care, of social inequalities:At 24 months

* On the quality of the return to employment (working conditions, job stability)

* On individual and collective resources of patients (social encouragement received, reactions to issues, anxiety/depression, quality of life, etc)

Trial Locations

Locations (7)

Centre Pierre Curie

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Beuvry, France

Centre Léonard de Vinci

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Dechy, France

Centre Oscar Lambret

🇫🇷

Lille, France

Centre Hospitalier

🇫🇷

Valenciennes, France

Nouvelle Clinique des Dentellières

🇫🇷

Valenciennes, France

Hôpital Privé de Villeneuve d'Ascq

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Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

Centre Marie Curie

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Arras, France

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