Status:
COMPLETED
LOL: It's All Improv After Cancer!™
Lead Sponsor:
Arash Asher, MD
Collaborating Sponsors:
Tower Cancer Research Foundation
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Psychological Distress
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a 2-arm randomized waitlist controlled trial. A total of 46 of subjects are planned. Subjects will be assigned to the intervention vs. waitlist control group in a randomized fashion. All subje...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosed with breast cancer stage 1-3 (no distant metastases)
- Completed cancer treatment (including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biologic treatment, and/or any combination). At time of consent, patient must be at least 2 months (60 days) from their last treatment and no more than 18 months (547 days) post-treatment. Long term hormonal/biologic treatments are ok.
- Adult female age ≥18
- Scores ≤82 on the FACT-G (Patients do not need to maintain score ≤82 after initial screening FACT-G to remain on study)
- Agrees to complete study surveys
- Agrees to attend at least 4 of 6 Improv classes
- English speaking
- Reasonable medical stability (per physician clearance).
- Emotionally stable (per physician clearance) to participate in this series.
- Written informed consent obtained from subject and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study.
Exclusion
- Patients who have significant personality disorders or unstable psychiatric disorders that are severe enough to detract from the group process, as determined by their treating physician.
- Patients with severe cognitive impairments, as determined by their treating physician.
- Non-English speakers.
- Patients who have previously participated in an improvisational comedy program in the past year.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 2 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 19 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
13 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03824132
Start Date
August 2 2019
End Date
July 19 2024
Last Update
March 5 2025
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Cancer Clinical Trials Office
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048