Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Standard Verbal Counseling With or Without a Pictorial Educational Tool for the Reduction of Psychological Morbidity in Patients With Stage 0-IIIA Breast Cancer Receiving Radiation Therapy, COPE Study

United States62 participantsStarted 2022-03-18

Plain-language summary

This clinical trial studies the effect of standard verbal counseling with or without a pictorial educational tool for the reduction of psychological morbidity in patients with stage 0-IIIA breast cancer receiving radiation therapy. Beginning radiation therapy for breast cancer can be stressful. Education about what to expect often reduces the stress, anxiety, and depression experienced by these patients. This study is being done to see how effective photos are in reducing stress, anxiety, and depression associated with radiation therapy for patients with breast cancer.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Breast cancer patients diagnosed with stage 0-IIIA disease who are planned to receive adjuvant hypofractionated or standard fractionated radiation treatment * Patients must have the ability to read and understand English Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are planned for ultra-hypofractionated radiation treatment * Patients who are planned for partial breast radiation treatment * Patients who are planned to receive concurrent radiosensitizing chemotherapy

What they're measuring

Change in patient reported anxiety and depression

Timeframe: Baseline to 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04993313

SponsorOHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-02-28

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