Clinical trial · Interventional
Moving on After Breast Cancer Plus- for Breast Cancer Survivors
A Culturally Adapted Positive Health Programme - Moving on After Breast Cancer Plus- for Breast Cancer Survivors: A Feasibility Randomized 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)
Breast cancer (BC) ranks second among all the types of cancer and is equally common in developing as well as developed countries. Breast cancer is most common type of cancer worldwide and its diagnosis as well as early treatment is associated with distress. The aim of this study is to explore the feasibility of integrating a 'Moving on After Breast Cancer (ABC)' manual developed by service user (Dr A Saleem) with Cognitive Behavior Therapyfor Pakistani women who are breast cancer (BC) survivors attending primary care and oncology services in Pakistan B) refine the Moving on ABC plus so as to develop a culturally appropriate therapeutic programme to be tested in a future definitive randomized controlled trial.
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 Female | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moving on ABC Plus | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Moving on ABC Plus
- description
- Moving on ABC Plus is combination of two interventions. The culturally adapted CBT and Moving on ABC. CBT will be integrated with The Moving on After Breast Cancer (ABC), which has been developed by Dr Anneela Saleem who suffered from breast cancer. The integrated intervention will consist of 12 sessions (60-90 minutes). The first 8 sessions will be delivered weekly and the last four sessions will be delivered fortnightly
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Moving on ABC Plus
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Routine Care
- description
- This will consist of routine assessment and management as usually conducted by oncology clinics and general practice. GP's will be informed about the psychiatric diagnosis.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Female * Breast cancer (stage I to stage IV) * Has completed primary treatment for breast cancer * Score of 10 or above on PHQ - 9 or GAD - 7 * Age 18 and above Exclusion Criteria: * Already diagnosed with any psychiatric illness * Already taking psychiatric medicines * Severe cognitive impairment (not able to give consent to take part in intervention)
References
Publications (2)
- BACKGROUNDAmerican cancer society (2010). The global economic cost of cancer. The American Cancer Society, Inc
- BACKGROUNDHusain N, Chaudhry I, Raza-ur-Rehman, Ahmed GR. Self-esteem and obsessive compulsive disorder. J Pak Med Assoc. 2014 Jan;64(1):64-8. PMID 24605716