Together After Cancer
To evaluate the impact of an adapted online, self-help relationship intervention (supplemented with brief coach calls) for survivors of breast cancer and their partners. Couples will be randomized to receive either the online intervention (Together after Cancer) or usual care (UC) and assessed at baseline, end of the program, and 3 months after randomization.
Inclusion Criteria
- Inclusion Criteria for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors: - Be 18 years of age and older - Self-identify as Latina/Hispanic - Spanish or English speaker - Primary diagnosis of breast cancer in the last ten years - Completed initial treatment - Be married or in a committed relationship of six months duration or longer - Willingness to be randomized and followed for approximately 5 months - Access to the internet or a smartphone, tablet, or computer Inclusion criteria for Intimate Partners: - Be 18 years of age or older - Be married or in a committed relationship of six months duration or longer with a Latina Breast Cancer Survivor diagnosed who was diagnosed with breast cancer in the last ten years - Willingness to be randomized and followed for approximately 5 months - Access to the internet or a smartphone, tablet, or computer Couples will be eligible to participate if they also meet the following: - Meet the inclusion criteria listed above for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors and Intimate Partners - Both partners are willing to participate in the study - Additionally, to be eligible, the Latina Breast Cancer Survivors must reside in Florida Exclusion Criteria: -
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As the fastest-growing and largest ethnic minority group, projections indicate that 128
million Latinos will reside in the United States by 2050; with one in three Latinos
receiving a diagnosis of cancer during his/her lifetime. Latino cancer survivors have a
lower quality of life, experience distress due to strained spousal and family
relationships, have poorer physical health, and have more depression, pain, and fatigue
when compared to non-Latinos. In addition, emotional and mental well-being between Latino
survivors and their partners is related, with partners also experiencing increased
distress and physical symptoms. Research has shown that couples-based psychosocial
programs improve the quality of life and emotional and physical health of cancer
survivors and their partners. Yet, much of the in this area has focused on non-Hispanic
Whites. Features of Latino culture may influence and interact with social, psychosocial,
health care, and clinical factors that influence cancer-related outcomes. Our goal is to
add to this literature and develop a program for Latina breast cancer survivors and their
partners that is culturally meaningful and relevant and responds to their needs and
concerns.
Specifically, investigators plan to culturally adapt a widely-available and effective
online couple intervention, OurRelationship (ORI), for Latina breast cancer survivors and
their intimate partners. The online OR program - which can be done on a smartphone,
tablet, or computer - was developed to serve as an online tool to help couples solve a
specific relationship problem they selected. Investigators will adapt the OR program to
be useful for Latina breast cancer survivors and their intimate partners using feedback
from focus groups with patients, community partners, and research advisors. Once
investigators have completed our adaptation, the plan to test the impact of the adapted
program, Together after Cancer, using a type of study called a randomized controlled
trial where participants will be randomly allocated to either receive the culturally
adapted intervention or usual care. Investigators are interested in learning if couples
in the group that are assigned to the intervention program report changes in their
relationship functioning, psychological functioning (depression, anxiety, and perceived
stress), and cancer-related quality of life (pain, fatigue, body image, and quality of
life) compared to couples who are assigned to the UC group.
Through this comparative study, investigators expect to establish effective strategies
that can be implemented in clinic and community settings to improve psychological
functioning, relationship functioning, and quality of life. Investigators are
enthusiastic about the potential for the intervention program to easily reach cancer
Latina survivors around the nation, due to the online format and ease of access from any
location. Throughout the project, investigators will continue to engage our local
partners to ensure that the study procedures and outcomes are meaningful to all
stakeholders.
Investigators are using patient-centered approaches to offer a culturally relevant
web-based program that cancer survivors and their partners can access from the comfort of
their homes.
Trial PhaseNo phase specified
Trial Typeprevention
Lead OrganizationUniversity of South Florida
- Primary ID004181
- Secondary IDsNCI-2023-01555, AD-2020C3-21171
- ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT05645471