Breast Cancer Clinical Trial
Emerging From the Hazeâ„¢- Measuring the Impact of a Psycho-education Program on Perceived Cognition After Breast Cancer Treatment
Summary
At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, we have developed a novel curriculum for a 6-week psycho-educationally-based, cognitive behavioral program to help patients with subjective cognitive complaints after cancer treatment, titled Emerging from the Hazeâ„¢ (Haze). Each series meets once a week for 2 hours for 6 weeks. The leading neuropsychologist covers material such as guided relaxation, behavioral strategies for automatic/negative thoughts, compensatory strategies for attention and memory, executive functioning, pacing, and balance. Each Haze series will be electronically delivered in a live format to our satellite site, The University of Kansas.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Completed treatment for stage 1-3 breast cancer at least two months but not more than 24 months prior to enrollment.
Having received chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy
Female, Age ≥18 years.
FACT-Cog score less than 59 on the Perceived Cognitive Impairment subscale
Eligible after 2 months of completing all their active cancer treatment with the exception of long-term hormonal treatments or trastuzumab.
Subjective complaint of cognitive concerns at time of enrollment
Must be able to understand and communicate proficiently in English
Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.
Agree to complete study surveys
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who have significant personality disorders or unstable psychiatric disorders (including active major depression, substance abuse, psychosis or bipolar disorder) as assessed by the interviewing clinician
Patients with known brain metastases, history of brain metastases or radiation to the brain.
Patients with a history of stroke or other pre-existing neurological condition that may contribute to cognitive dysfunction.
Non-English speakers
Receiving treatment for another malignancy other than breast cancer
Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, chronic anemia, uncontrolled hypothyroidism, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
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Los Angeles California, 90048, United States
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