Stress and Immunity Breast Cancer Project

July 3, 2018 updated by: Barbara Andersen, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Psychological/Immunity Studies With Women With Cancer Previously

An investigative study of the effectiveness of the BioBehavioral Intervention on Stage II/III breast cancer patients. A total of 231 patients were split between an assessment-only control group and an experimental group receiving the Intervention and assessment. The goal of the Intervention is to use psychological, behavioral, and biologic methods with the primary goal of reducing cancer recurrence.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

231

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Ohio
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
        • Ohio State University Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Stage II or III breast cancer diagnosis prior to adjuvant therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
Psychological (stress and quality of life), behavioral (health behaviors and compliance), and biologic (neuroendocrine and immune) factors, and pathways by which health outcomes (e.g. disease endpoints-recurrence, disease free interval) might be affected.
No Intervention: Assessment-only

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Recurrence event
Time Frame: Ten years
Diagnosis of pathologically confirmed breast cancer recurrence
Ten years
Recurrence time
Time Frame: Ten years
Time from the day of initial stage II or III breast cancer diagnosis to day of pathology confirmed breast cancer recurrence
Ten years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Barbara Andersen, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 1, 1994

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2000

Study Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2000

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 19, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 3, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

July 6, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 6, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 3, 2018

Last Verified

July 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1992C0350

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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