Clinical trial · Interventional
An Online Psychoeducational Intervention for Young Women With Breast Cancer and Their Partners
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Breast cancer is distressing for couples in general but even more so when the illness strikes at a relatively young age. In addition to common relationship challenges, younger couples have to contend with the loss or disruption of age-appropriate goals for themselves. Presently, there are virtually no resources designed specifically to assist young couples coping with breast cancer. The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate an online educational program geared to the unique needs and demanding schedules of young couples. The purpose of the program is to improve couples' relationships and mutual coping. Seventeen couples will take part in the 7-week program. They will complete questionnaires before and after participating to evaluate the program's helpfulness. This study will allow for the creation of a user-friendly, cost-effective tool that could help to improve the lives of all young couples coping with breast cancer in the years to come.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychosocial Intervention for Couples | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Couples Intervention
- description
- Single arm study design
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Psychosocial Intervention for Couples
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Change in Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) scores from pre (0 weeks) to post-treatment (7 weeks)
- timeFrame
- pre-treatment (0 weeks) and immediate post-treatment (7 weeks)
- description
- The DAS assesses couple's level of relationship satisfaction. The DAS will be used to assess change in couples' level of relationship satisfaction following participation in the Couplelinks program over a 7 week period, from pre-treatment (0 weeks) to post-treatment (7 weeks).
- measure
- Change in Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships scale scores from pre (0 weeks) to post-treatment (7 weeks)
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 45 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * woman has received a diagnosis of breast carcinoma within the last 18 months at any point in her treatment trajectory. * Women must be free of known local recurrence or metastatic disease at the time of enrolment. * Patients will have been 40 years of age or younger when diagnosed. * Partners must be 45 years of age or younger at the time of diagnosis. - Couples must be heterosexual, and married, cohabitating, or engaged. - Participants must be fluent in English with the ability to read and write in English. * All participants will require convenient access to a computer with internet connection. Exclusion Criteria: * All participants will be screened for mental illness that would interfere with their capacity to benefit from the program (e.g., suicidality, psychotic disorders, substance abuse) and excluded on this basis. * Couples who plan to participate in couple or individual counselling during the 7-week study duration will be excluded.
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