Therapeutic Education and Nursing Support Program for Supportive Care, in Patients Treated With Hormone Therapy for Non-metastatic Breast Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-75
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Emile Roux

About this trial

To compare the efficacy of the addition of a therapeutic education program combined with nursing phone follow-up, compared to conventional management alone, on the management of adverse events (AEs) related to adjuvant hormone therapy during the first year of treatment in patients with non-metastatic breast cancer.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Female patients aged 18 to 75 years inclusive

Patients with non-metastatic breast cancer for whom adjuvant hormone therapy (anti-oestrogen or anti-aromatase) is indicated, depending on the decision of the multidisciplinary consultation meeting.

Performance status (ECOG) ≤ 2

Patient able to read and understand French (common use)

Disqualifiers

Patient with metastatic cancer (stage IV)

Patient undergoing neoadjuvant hormone therapy

Patient who started hormone therapy prior to inclusion in the study

Patient with a history of other cancer treated by radiotherapy, chemotherapy or hormone therapy, with an end of treatment less than 2 years ago.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Therapeutic Education and Nursing Support Program for Supportive Care

    Other intervention

    In addition to the conventional oncology follow-up, patients will participate in an initial educational assessment day within 15 days before or after their first dose of hormone therapy. A discussion between the patient and the pivot nurse will then make it possible to define personalized objectives, thus guiding the choice of workshops in the outpatient educational program.

Treatment groups

300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Experimental group with the therapeutic education and nursing support programExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control groupNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

To compare the effectiveness of adding a therapeutic education program combined with nursing phone follow-up, compared to conventional management alone on the management of adverse events related to adjuvant hormone therapy.

The primary endpoint is the score of the 7 adverse events (AEs), graded on a Likert scale from 0 to 4 points from the NCI-CTCAE v5.0, which will be transformed into a single composite endpoint. The 7 AEs considered here will be the most frequent and troublesome of the hormone therapy, namely: muscle and/or joint pain, hot flashes, headache, fatigue, insomnia/sleep disturbance, weight gain, nausea. This collection will be done initially (T0) and then monthly by the patients.

Time frame
For a year

Secondary outcomes

1

To compare the effectiveness of adding the program to conventional management alone in terms of quality of life for patients on hormone therapy at baseline (Day 0), Month 6 and Month 12.

The score of the validated Quality of Life of Cancer Patients (EORTC-QLQ-C30) self-questionnaire score, performed at Day 0, Month 6 and Month 12 after initiation of hormone therapy

Time frame
Change from baseline at Month 6 and Month 12
2

To compare the effectiveness of adding the program to conventional management alone in terms of sleep quality at baseline (Day 0), Month 6 and Month 12.

the score of the validated Pittsburgh sleep quality self-questionnaire during the past month, performed at Day 0, Month 6 and Month 12 after initiation of hormone therapy

Time frame
Change from baseline at Month 6 and Month 12
3

To compare the effectiveness of adding the program to conventional management alone in terms of drug use for the management of adverse events throughout the study.

The INN name,the daily dosage and duration (number of days) of medication taken between Day 0 and 12 months, will be assessed to compare between the experimental ans the control group in term of medication use

Time frame
From date of first Hormone Therapy intake to 12 months
4

To compare the effectiveness of adding the program to conventional management alone in terms of therapeutic compliance at Month 6 and Month 12.

GIRERD's subjective compliance self-questionnaire score will be filled in at Month 6 and Month 12.

Time frame
Change from Month 6 and Month 12

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Collaborator

Walisco

Collaborator