Clinical trial · Interventional
A Single Session Intervention For Fear Of Recurrence In Breast Cancer Patients
A Single Session Intervention For Fear Of Recurrence In Breast Cancer Patients (The Mini AFTERc): A Controlled Trial
- 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)
This is a controlled trial of the Mini-AFTERc intervention to reduce fears of recurrence in breast cancer patients. The sample will be collected in NHS Fife Breast Cancer Services (n=32). The intervention is a short telephone counseling service of 20 minutes delivered by the patient's breast cancer specialist nurse. Dependent measures consist of the ACCRE FoR 4 item measure and the EORTC Intervention overall satisfaction scale.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fear | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini-AFTERc | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| telephone call | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- control
- description
- simple general telephone call
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: telephone call
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Mini-AFTERc Intervention
- description
- 20-30 minute structured conversation with breast cancer patient using Mini-AFTERc Manual
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Mini-AFTERc
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- ACCRE 4-Item Fears of Recurrence Questionaire
- timeFrame
- 1 month
Secondary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * breast cancer patient completed treatment * female Exclusion Criteria: * psychiatric illness * cognitive deficit (e.g. dementia) * no access to telephone
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDHumphris G, Ozakinci G. The AFTER intervention: a structured psychological approach to reduce fears of recurrence in patients with head and neck cancer. Br J Health Psychol. 2008 May;13(Pt 2):223-30. doi: 10.1348/135910708X283751. PMID 18492319