Clinical trial · Interventional
A Culturally Sensitive Social Support Intervention
NCT02946697CI-TRIAL-00081636JLAcompletedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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 study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the impact of a culturally based social support program (i.e. Joy Luck Academy, JLA) among Chinese American breast cancer survivors.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
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 |
| Breast Neoplasms | Breast Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social support intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Enhanced care and wait-list control group
- description
- Participants in the control group will receive enhanced usual care while waiting for the JLA program. Participants will be given information booklets in Chinese developed by the American Cancer Society and cover common issues related to breast cancer, various treatments, and life after treatment. Participants will be asked to read through the booklet individually.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Social support intervention group
- description
- The intervention is a 7-week program includes educational and peer mentoring support components. The education curriculum provides information on recognizing side effects of treatment and differentiating them from symptoms of cancer recurrence, physical therapy and alternative treatment, stress management, recognizing depression and managing emotional problems, communication with family members, and body image. The peer-support component assigns each participant with a mentor who is a breast cancer survivor. They share their own experience with participants and also make weekly phone calls to mentees during the intervention to provide support and address remaining concerns.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Social support intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion criteria: * self-identified to be comfortable speaking Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese) * having a first breast cancer diagnosis of stages 0-III * having completed primary treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy) within the last 36 months Exclusion criteria: * unable to read or speak Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese) * breast cancer diagnosis of stage IV * live outside of the LA area
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDLu Q, Warmoth K, Chen L, Wu CS, Chu Q, Li Y, Gallagher MW, Stanton AL, Kagawa Singer M, Young L, Loh A. A Culturally Sensitive Social Support Intervention for Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors (Joy Luck Academy): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2021 Sep 22;10(9):e30950. doi: 10.2196/30950. PMID 34550088