Optimizing Quality of Life in Women Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

31

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 24, 2019

Primary Completion Date

March 8, 2021

Study Completion Date

March 8, 2021

Conditions
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

This intervention consists of 8, 90-minute online group sessions delivered via video conference. Content will be developed by tailoring an ACT intervention to the specific needs of women with MBC, by using qualitative data gathered in patient focus groups. The intervention will incorporate key concepts of ACT (i.e., creating meaning and purpose in life via coping skills, activities in line with patients' values, and mindfulness meditation).

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management (CBSM)

This intervention consists of 8, 90-minute online group sessions delivered via videoconference. Content is drawn from a standard published CBSM intervention previously tested in other studies. The intervention incorporates key concepts of CBSM (i.e., managing stress via deep breathing and relaxation, identifying distorted thoughts,cognitive restructuring, and effective interpersonal communication).

Trial Locations (1)

60611

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

American Cancer Society, Inc.

OTHER

lead

Northwestern University

OTHER

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