Can a simple care plan ease stress for breast cancer survivors?

NCT ID NCT01824745

Ongoing Symptom relief Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a personalized survivorship care plan, including a booklet and counseling sessions, can improve quality of life for breast cancer survivors. About 100 women in Southern California who have finished active treatment for early-stage breast cancer will take part. The goal is to see if this planning helps them feel less stressed and more in control of their health.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: educational intervention (survivorship care planning booklet and counseling sessions)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that structured survivorship care planning helps reduce stress and improve well-being for breast cancer survivors.
What could go wrong: This is a small pilot study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to all survivors. The main goal is to see if survivors actually use the care plan, not to prove it improves health outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BREAST CANCER CANCER SURVIVOR

Contacts and locations

Locations

City of Hope Antelope Valley

Lancaster, California, 93534, United States
City of Hope Medical Center

Duarte, California, 91010, United States

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