Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Vocational Rehabilitation for the Return to Work of Breast Cancer Patients: a Feasibility Study

Italy16 participantsStarted 2022-07-07

Plain-language summary

In Italy, 50% of new breast cancer (BC) diagnosis occur in female of working age. Although return to work (RTW) is strongly desired by BC patients, cancer survivors are more likely to be unemployed than healthy individuals. Moreover, work difficulties may hindrance this process. Since 2018, the investigators have planned a local social-healthcare pathway which provides a multidisciplinary vocational rehabilitation intervention with the aim to help cancer survivors in their RTW process. To date, the feasibility of the multidisciplinary vocational rehabilitation interventions has not been verified for BC patients.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 67 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * breast cancer diagnosis (regardless of stage and treatment) * breast cancer patients in working age * breast cancer patient who will participate to an educational group session held by the physiotherapists of the PMRU * breast cancer patients with work difficulties Exclusion Criteria: * Breast cancer patients with work issues that cannot be addressed by any of the interventions (e.g., patients who would like to change their job)

What they're measuring

interception

Timeframe: 12 months

acceptation

Timeframe: 12 months

adherence

Timeframe: 12 months

lost to follow-up

Timeframe: 12 months

satisfaction rate

Timeframe: 12 months

RTW/work continuation

Timeframe: 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05309265

SponsorAzienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-08-04

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