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Impact of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia on Endocrine Therapy Adherence

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Adherence, Medication
Survivorship
Quality of Life
Insomnia
Interventions
Behavioral: Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia
Registration Number
NCT05887297
Lead Sponsor
University of Strathclyde
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on adherence to endocrine therapy medication in breast cancer survivors.

Detailed Description

Approximately 70% of breast cancer cases are hormone-receptor positive, therefore treatable with endocrine therapy medication. When taken as prescribed, this is effective in reducing the risk of breast cancer recurrence following primary treatment. However, research indicates that nonadherence (not taking medication as prescribed, whether due to forgetfulness or deliberately missing a dose) is an issue, with side effects being a consistent predictor of nonadherence. Sleep problems are one of the most common endocrine therapy side effects. The aim of this study is to explore the influence of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) on endocrine therapy adherence in breast cancer survivors.

Participants will be randomised to 1 of 2 groups: intervention, or waitlist control. Both groups will complete measures of sleep and other endocrine therapy side effects (depression, anxiety, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and vasomotor symptoms) at baseline, post-intervention, and 12-week post-randomisation follow-up. Following randomisation, the intervention group will receive 4 weekly group CBT-I sessions remotely through videoconferencing, whereas waitlist control participants will receive the intervention after 12 weeks, once all measures are completed.

Primary outcome will be self-reported endocrine therapy adherence, with secondary outcomes including insomnia symptoms and other endocrine therapy side effects.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
35
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosed with breast cancer
  • Aged 18 or over
  • Currently prescribed endocrine therapy medication
  • Experience symptoms of insomnia
  • Self-reported nonadherent to ET medication (e.g. forgetting to take, or deliberately taking a break from medication)
  • Proficient in English language
  • Access to videoconferencing
Exclusion Criteria
  • Undertaking shift work (i.e., irregular or night shifts)
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Other unstable physical or mental health problem (including substance misuse)
  • Received CBT-I within past 12 months
  • Received chemotherapy or radiotherapy within past 4 weeks

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomniaCognitive behavioural therapy for insomniaFollowing randomisation, participants in the intervention group will receive the CBT-I intervention, delivered over 4 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Endocrine therapy adherence12 weeks

Primary outcome will be self-reported adherence to endocrine therapy medication, measured using the Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS-5). Items are scored from 1-5. Responses are summed to create a total ranging from 1-20, with higher scores indicating better adherence.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fatigue12 weeks

Measured using the Flinders Fatigue Scale (FFS). This measure includes 7 items. Six items are scored from 0-4, whereas item 5 includes a checklist which is scored from 0-7. Responses are summed to create a total score of 0-31.

Insomnia symptoms12 weeks

Severity of insomnia symptoms, measured using the Sleep Condition Indicator. Items are scored from 0-4. Responses are summed to create a total score ranging from 0-32, with higher scores meaning better sleep.

Vasomotor symptoms12 weeks

Measured using vasomotor subscale of Breast Cancer Eight Symptom Scale. This subscale includes 3 items, scored from 1-3. Scores are summed, multiplied by the number of items in the subscale, and then divided by the number of questions answered, with higher scores indicating worse symptoms.

Sleep onset latency12 weeks

Time taken from getting into bed to falling asleep, measured using Consensus sleep diary.

Depressive symptoms12 weeks

Measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Items are scored from 0-3. Responses are summed to create a total score ranging from 0-27, with higher scores meaning more severe depressive symptoms.

Total sleep time12 weeks

Time spent asleep, measured using Consensus sleep diary.

Wake after sleep onset12 weeks

Amount of time spent awake after initially falling asleep, measured using Consensus sleep diary. This is calculated by adding up the length of all night-time awakenings to create a total in minutes.

Anxiety symptoms12 weeks

Measured using the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7). Items are scored from 0-3. Responses are summed to create a total score ranging from 0-21, with higher scores meaning more severe anxiety.

Musculoskeletal pain12 weeks

Measured using musculoskeletal subscale of Breast Cancer Eight Symptom Scale. This subscale includes 3 items, scored from 1-3. Scores are summed, multiplied by the number of items in the subscale, and then divided by the number of questions answered, with higher scores indicating worse symptoms.

Sleep efficiency12 weeks

The proportion of time spent in bed which is spent sleeping, measured using Consensus sleep diary. This calculated by dividing the time spent sleeping by time spent in bed, then multiplying this by 100 to generate time spent sleeping as a % of time in bed.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Strathclyde

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Glasgow, County (optional), United Kingdom

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