The overall objective of this program of research is to improve sexual health outcomes for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Our team is developing a multi-component intervention for the four key predictors of sexual health in female cancer survivors: self-image, vulvovaginal tissue quality and symptoms, desire/energy, and relationship-partner concerns. This proposal begins the proof-of-concept pilot study in women with a history of breast cancer to deliver a multi-component intervention to improve vulvo-vaginal atrophy with a vaginal moisturizer, and sexual energy and self-image with a mind-body intervention that involves relaxation and subconscious suggestions with a hypnotic induction delivered via audio file. The primary outcome will be to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a multi-component intervention for sexual function. It is hypothesized that at least eighty percent of randomized participants will complete the study without differential withdraws from the control group.
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Screen Failure Rate (a Measure of Feasibility)
Timeframe: Up to 30 days Recruitment to screening
Accrual Rate (a Measure of Feasibility)
Timeframe: Up to 30 days Screening to consent
Retention Rate/Acceptability (a Measure of Feasibility)
Timeframe: Baseline through study completion, 8 weeks