Clinical trial · Observational
Breast Cancer and Resilience in Couple
Breast Cancer, Resilience, Quality of Life and Depression in Couples From Diagnosis to 24 Months Later: Prospective Pilot Study
NCT06875414CI-TRIAL-00087137resiliencerecruitingClinicalTrials.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 is a prospective pilot study examining the couple's dyadic attitudes from diagnosis to 24 months later when one member is affected by illness and the adaptive strategies the couple employs when stressful events occur.
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 Neoplasms | Breast Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Quality of Life | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing care model | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Couple
- description
- The adaptation strategies that the couple uses
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Nursing care model
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- EORTC-QLQ C30
- timeFrame
- 24 months
- description
- The questionnaire EORTC-QLQ C30 (Kaasa, S., Bjordal, K., Aaronson, N.,1995) will evaluate the quality of life and will be administered to patients and their partners during a scheduled check-up visit at the Institute
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Marital Adjustment Test
- timeFrame
- 24 months
- description
- Marital Adjustment Test (Locke and Wallace, 1959), this test validated in Italian, to investigate marital satisfaction, and will be administered to patients and their partners during a scheduled check-up visit at the Institute
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
INCLUSION CRITERIA: * Woman diagnosed with stage 1, 2 or 3 breast cancer * age\> 18 years (patient and partner) * The partner must have lived with the woman for at least 6 months at diagnosis and treatment * Patients under treatment at the radiotherapy clinic * Subjects available and able to answer questionnaires, interviews, and / or participate in focus groups * Informed consent EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Cognitive deficits and / or inability to comply with the provisions of the study
References
Publications (12)
- RESULTBadger TA, Segrin C, Hepworth JT, Pasvogel A, Weihs K, Lopez AM. Telephone-delivered health education and interpersonal counseling improve quality of life for Latinas with breast cancer and their supportive partners. Psychooncology. 2013 May;22(5):1035-42. doi: 10.1002/pon.3101. Epub 2012 May 10. PMID 22573418
- RESULTBadr H, Krebs P. A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for couples coping with cancer. Psychooncology. 2013 Aug;22(8):1688-704. doi: 10.1002/pon.3200. Epub 2012 Oct 9. PMID 23045191
- RESULTBelcher AJ, Laurenceau JP, Graber EC, Cohen LH, Dasch KB, Siegel SD. Daily support in couples coping with early stage breast cancer: maintaining intimacy during adversity. Health Psychol. 2011 Nov;30(6):665-73. doi: 10.1037/a0024705. Epub 2011 Aug 8. PMID 21823795
- RESULTBigatti SM, Steiner JL, Makinabakan N, Hernandez AM, Johnston E, Storniolo AM. Matched and mismatched cognitive appraisals in patients with breast cancer and their partners: implications for psychological distress. Psychooncology. 2012 Nov;21(11):1229-36. doi: 10.1002/pon.2028. Epub 2011 Sep 1. PMID 21882286
- RESULTBrandao T, Schulz MS, Matos PM. Psychological intervention with couples coping with breast cancer: a systematic review. Psychol Health. 2014;29(5):491-516. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2013.859257. Epub 2013 Nov 27. PMID 24279379
- RESULTChristie KM, Meyerowitz BE, Stanton AL, Rowland JH, Ganz PA. Characteristics of breast cancer survivors that predict partners' participation in research. Ann Behav Med. 2013 Aug;46(1):107-13. doi: 10.1007/s12160-013-9477-7. PMID 23456213
- RESULTDalton WT 3rd, Nelson DV, Brobst JB, Lindsay JE, Friedman LC. Psychosocial variables associated with husbands' adjustment three months following wives' diagnosis of breast cancer. J Cancer Educ. 2007 Winter;22(4):245-9. doi: 10.1007/BF03174124.