Clinical trial · Interventional
Professional Life After Breast Cancer: Feasibility of a Coaching Program for an Adapted Return to Work
NCT05056350CI-TRIAL-00085834VISIBILITErecruitingN/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)
The diagnosis of breast cancer and the treatments implemented have a significant impact on the professional situation. Maintaining employment and/or reintegration into working life are therefore major issues for cancer patients. This trial proposes to study the feasibility of a support/coaching program for a return to work in patients after breast cancer.
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 (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| back to work coaching | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaires | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Assessment of the feasibility and impact of a back-to-work support program
- description
- questionnaires, back to work coaching
- interventionNames
- Other: Questionnaires
- Other: back to work coaching
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Patient adherence of a coaching program for an adapted return to work
- timeFrame
- through study completion, an average of 1 year
- description
- Assessment of the feasibility of a support program for an adapted return to work in patients with breast cancer, after their adjuvant treatment. Feasibility is defined by the proportion of patients who have adhered to the support program, with the patient attending at least 5 of the 7 proposed sessions.
Secondary outcomes (8)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Patients cared at the Montpellier Cancer Institute (ICM) for non-metastatic breast cancer who have received adjuvant treatment (radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy) * Patient who has completed adjuvant treatment, except for hormonotherapy * Patient practicing a profession at the time of diagnosis, looking for a job or in professional retraining at the time of diagnosis * Patient expressing spontaneously or on request of the oncologist physical or psychological difficulties in the professional field * Patient wishing to be accompanied for an adapted return to her current job or for a return to a new more adapted job * Patient who signed the informed consent after informed information by her clinician Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic breast cancer or any other cancer within the last 5 years * Patient who haven't completed herr adjuvant treatment (chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy) * Psychological condition requiring therapeutic support (objectified by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview test (MINI) by identifying a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-IV Axis I psychiatric disorder (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) Sheehan et al., 1998) with the patient's refusal of adequate psychiatric treatment (medicated or not) at the time of inclusion in the study * Severely impaired global cognitive functioning (objectified by an adjusted score of less than 20 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test) * Physical inability to answer questionnaires
References
Publications (5)
- BACKGROUNDArfi A, Baffert S, Soilly AL, Huchon C, Reyal F, Asselain B, Neffati S, Rouzier R, Hequet D. Determinants of return at work of breast cancer patients: results from the OPTISOINS01 French prospective study. BMJ Open. 2018 May 18;8(5):e020276. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020276. PMID 29776920
- BACKGROUNDBanning M. Employment and breast cancer: a meta-ethnography. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2011 Nov;20(6):708-19. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2011.01291.x. Epub 2011 Sep 20. PMID 21933291
- BACKGROUNDBarnes AJ, Robert N, Bradley CJ. Job attributes, job satisfaction and the return to health after breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Psychooncology. 2014 Feb;23(2):158-64. doi: 10.1002/pon.3385. Epub 2013 Sep 3. PMID 24000141
- BACKGROUNDde Boer AG, Verbeek JH, Spelten ER, Uitterhoeve AL, Ansink AC, de Reijke TM, Kammeijer M, Sprangers MA, van Dijk FJ. Work ability and return-to-work in cancer patients. Br J Cancer. 2008 Apr 22;98(8):1342-7. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604302. Epub 2008 Mar 18. PMID 18349834
- BACKGROUNDEkbladh E, Thorell LH, Haglund L. Perceptions of the work environment among people with experience of long term sick leave. Work. 2010;35(2):125-36. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2010-0964. PMID 20164607