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Intimacy Enhancement for Breast Cancer

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Fox Chase Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline up to eight months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test whether an intervention designed to improve sexual intimacy works for breast cancer survivors and their partners.

Eligible Conditions
  • Breast Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline up to eight months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline up to eight months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Self-Reported Patient Sexual Function
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Partners' Self-Reported Anxiety
Change in Partners' Self-Reported Depressive Symptoms
Change in Partners' Self-Reported Relationship Intimacy
+7 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Intimacy EnhancementExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants attend four sessions (60-75 minutes) consisting of education and skills training to enhance physical and emotional intimacy.
Group II: Living Healthy TogetherActive Control1 Intervention
Participants attend four sessions (60-75 minutes) consisting of information and support across a range of breast cancer-related topics.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Intimacy Enhancement
2019
N/A
~240

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH
13,654 Previous Clinical Trials
40,932,913 Total Patients Enrolled
939 Trials studying Breast Cancer
1,543,120 Patients Enrolled for Breast Cancer
Fox Chase Cancer CenterLead Sponsor
227 Previous Clinical Trials
37,269 Total Patients Enrolled
14 Trials studying Breast Cancer
3,842 Patients Enrolled for Breast Cancer

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this experiment still registering participants?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, the recruitment period for this medical study has concluded; it was initially posted on May 24th 2019 and last updated on December 1st 2022. Despite being closed off from new participants, there are still more than 2600 other trials actively seeking volunteers at present."

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Recent research and studies
TrialsJournal
Evaluating a Couple-based Intervention Addressing Sexual Concerns for Breast Cancer Survivors: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Reese, Jennifer Barsky, Lauren A. Zimmaro, Stephen J. Lepore, Kristen A. Sorice, Elizabeth Handorf, Mary B. Daly, Leslie R. Schover, Deborah Kashy, Kelly Westbrook, and Laura S. Porter. 2020. “Evaluating a Couple-based Intervention Addressing Sexual Concerns for Breast Cancer Survivors: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial”. Trials. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1186/s13063-019-3975-2.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Coping Together After Breast Cancer
2019. "Coping Together After Breast Cancer". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03930797.
~41 spots leftby Apr 2025
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