Clinical trial · Observational
A Pilot Study of Working Women and Breast Cancer
- 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)
The purpose of this research is to better understand the relationship between employment and breast cancer. Research is being conducted to understand how workplace factors influence breast cancer patients' ability to adhere to recommended cancer treatment and effectively recover from cancer. Investigators hope to use the findings from the study to help working breast cancer survivors make informed decisions about treatment and employment in collaboration with their employers and healthcare providers.
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 (0)
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Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Working Poor Survivors
- description
- Low Wage workers
- label
- Non-Working Poor Survivors
- description
- Higher-Wage Salary Workers
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Guideline concordant breast cancer treatment as defined by National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology and oncologist assessments.
- timeFrame
- 6 months
- description
- Differences in receipt of guideline-concordant breast cancer treatment between working poor and working non-poor survivors as explained by variations in occupation and work organization factors associated with each group of women. Guideline-concordant treatment will be informed by National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology and oncologist assessments.
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women age 18-65 * Working at least 20 hours per week * Currently patients of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center * Are able to read, write, and communicate in English * Have reliable telephone or Internet/Web access in or outside the home Exclusion Criteria: * Self-employed * Unemployed * Cognitively impaired
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