Occupational Therapist-Led Work Intervention in Facilitating Work Maintenance or Re-entry to the Workforce in Patients With Stage I to III Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Breast Cancer Stage IIB; Breast Cancer Stage III; Breast Cancer Stage IIA; Breast Cancer Stage IIIc; Breast Cancer Stage I; Breast Cancer Stage II; Breast Cancer Stage IIIB; Breast Cancer Stage IIIA; Breast Cancer
• Interventions: Behavioral: Occupational Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT03723863
• Lead Sponsor: University of Washington

Brief Summary

This trial studies how well occupational therapy (occupational therapist-led work intervention) works in facilitating work maintenance or re-entry to the workforce for stages I to III breast cancer patients who will be undergoing curative intent chemotherapy. Occupational therapy may help cancer patients maintain employment or successfully return to work soon after treatment.

Detailed Description

Patients receive in-person occupational therapist-led work consultation.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-10-23
• Study Start: 2018-10-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-10-26
• Study First Posted: 2018-10-30
• Primary Completion: 2020-09-22
• Study Completion: 2020-09-22
• Status Verified: 2021-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

• Stage I-III breast cancer patients who will be undergoing curative intent chemotherapy
• Working in a paid capacity (part or full-time) at time of diagnosis with the intent to maintain or return to work following treatment

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Exclusion Criteria

• Non-English speaking patients. This study requires completing online questionnaires that are written in English and will not be translated
• Patients with a psychiatric or neurological condition that impairs capacity to make decisions

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Supportive care (Occupational therapy)	Occupational Therapy	Patients receive in-person occupational therapist-led work consultation

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in perceived work ability	Baseline up to 3 years	Will be measured by the Work Abilities Index (WAI).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in health related quality of life	Baseline up to 3 years	Will be measured by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy General (FACT-G), a validated measure for quality of life in patients with cancer.
Change in financial toxicity	Baseline up to 3 years	Will be measured by the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST-FACIT), a validated measure for financial toxicity for clinically relevant patient-centered outcomes.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium; 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States