Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Psychosocial Support on Improving Breast Cancer Patients Response to Medical Treatment
A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Effect of Psychosocial Support on Improving Breast Cancer's Patients Response to Medical Treatment
- 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 goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of psychosocial therapy on improving treatment response among breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Participants will be randomized to receive standard medical treatment alone or combined with structured psychosocial therapy. Outcomes include treatment response, psychological well-being, and quality of life. 1. Do psychosocial interventions affect the response to breast cancer treatment? 2. How do societal attitudes toward psychological and social care influence the willingness of breast cancer patients in Palestine to seek psychosocial interventions?
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 - Female | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychosocial Therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard Medical Treatment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Psychosocial intervention
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Psychosocial Therapy
- Other: Standard Medical Treatment
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard medical treatment
- interventionNames
- Other: Standard Medical Treatment
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Breast cancer-specific quality of life assessed by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast (FACT-B)
- timeFrame
- Baseline and 6 weeks
- description
- Breast cancer-specific quality of life will be assessed using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B) questionnaire. The FACT-B is a 37-item instrument assessing physical, social/family, emotional, functional well-being, and additional breast cancer concerns. Total scores range from 0 to 148, with higher scores indicating better quality of life.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 40 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * age between 20-40 Being Palestinian female from west bank and Jerusalem * Diagnosed with stage I-III breast cancer. * Currently receiving active medical treatment. * Able to provide consent and participate in the intervention. Exclusion Criteria: * being male. * holding other nationalities than Palestinian or living outside the westbank or Jerusalem. * Younger than 20 or older than 40 years old. * Uncooperative with interviewer * Terminally ill (stage IV). * Receiving palliative care only.
References
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