Can coaching and education help breast cancer survivors get back to living?
NCT ID NCT07489053
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to find the best combination of three support strategies—priority coaching, education, and guided goal-setting—to help people who finished early-stage breast cancer treatment return to work, social life, and daily activities. About 352 participants will try one of eight different combinations of these strategies. The goal is to see which approach works best for improving satisfaction and ability to participate in everyday life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (education, goal-setting, and priority coaching)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify the most effective way to help breast cancer survivors regain their ability to work, socialize, and perform daily tasks.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early optimization study, not a treatment trial. It tests behavioral components, not a drug, so results may not apply to all survivors or lead to a medical breakthrough.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 352 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age of 18 years or older, 2. Diagnosed with Stage 1-3 breast cancer and within one year of completion of locoregional treatment and/or adjuvant therapy with curative intent and absence of disease recurrence, 3. Experiencing reduced participation (i.e., a score of \> 10 on the Work and Social Adjustment Scale). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Non-English speaking. 2. Non-correctable hearing loss. 3. Moderate-severe cognitive impairment indicated by a score \< 3 on a 6-item cognitive screener. 4. History of severe mental illness (i.e., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), current major depressive disorder, active suicidal ideation, or active substance misuse documented within the medical record.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, Massachusetts, 02129, United States
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