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. 2016 Aug 16;2016(8):CD011325. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011325.pub2

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Study name Emerging From the Haze™‐ Measuring the impact of a psycho‐education program on perceived cognition after breast cancer Treatment
Methods RCT
Participants Inclusion Criteria
Females (aged 18 years or older) who have completed treatment (chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy) for stage 1 to 3 breast cancer between 2 and 24 months previously, FACT‐Cog score less than 59 on the Perceived Cognitive Impairment subscale and subjective complaint of cognitive concerns at time of enrolment, must be able to understand and communicate proficiently in English and ability to provide written informed consent and complete all study surveys.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with: a significant personality disorder or unstable psychiatric disorder (including active major depression, substance abuse, psychosis or bipolar disorder); a known brain metastases, history of brain metastases or radiation to the brain and; a history of stroke or other pre‐existing neurological condition that may contribute to cognitive dysfunction. Patients who are non‐English speaker, receiving treatment for another malignancy other than breast cancer and uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, chronic anaemia, uncontrolled hypothyroidism, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
Country
USA
Interventions Definition
Psycho‐education program
Materials
None reported
Duration
Weekly for two hours for 6 weeks in total
Setting
Clinic or via satellite
Comparator
Wait‐list control
Personnel
Neuropsychologist
Outcomes Assessed at baseline and 6 weeks later following completion of the intervention
Primary
Self‐reported cognitive function measured using the FACT‐Cog
Starting date Currently recruiting
Contact information Charlotte Bailey: mailto:charlotte.bailey%40cshs.org?subject=NCT02360917, IIT 2014‐01, Emerging From the Haze™‐ Measuring the Impact of a Psycho‐education Program on Perceived Cognition After Breast Cancer Treatment
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