Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Effectiveness of Peer Support on Quality of Life in Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients
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Trial Identification
Brief Title: Effectiveness of Peer Support on Quality of Life in Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients
Official Title: Effectiveness of Peer Support on Quality of Life in Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients - a Randomized Trial
Study ID: NCT03394742
Conditions
Interventions
Study Description
Brief Summary: This study examines effectiveness of peer support of breast cancer patients. Half of the participants received peer support via telephone in addition to usual care and another half are give the usual care only.
Detailed Description: Seriously sick people need social support to maintain their quality of life. Social support may be given by peers, who have experienced the same. In this study voluntary participants with recently diagnosed breast cancer were randomly allocated to intervention (N=130) or control (N=130) group. The intervention group received, in addition to usual care, peer support via telephone 1-5 times according to their own preference. The control group received usual care only. Peer support was given by volunteered breast cancer survivors who were educated for giving peer support.
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Eligibility
Minimum Age:
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Locations
Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, , Finland
Contact Details
Name: Anu Toija, MHS
Affiliation: University of Jyvaskyla
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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