Recruiting

Communication Therapy

Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Code:

NCT00503646

Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment

Sexual Dysfunction and Infertility

Sexuality and Reproductive Issues

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

communication intervention

counseling intervention

questionnaire administration

psychosocial assessment and care

Study Details

Brief summary:

RATIONALE: Participating in a therapy program may enhance communication and intimacy between men with prostate cancer and their partners.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well therapy enhances communication and intimacy for men with early stage prostate cancer and for their partners.

Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment

Sexual Dysfunction and Infertility

Sexuality and Reproductive Issues

Study ID

NCT00503646

Start date

May, 2007

Status verified date

Jul, 2009

Primary completion date

May, 2010

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Patient has a primary diagnosis of localized (early stage) prostate cancer

  • Has undergone surgery within the past year
  • Patient and partner married or cohabiting and relationship duration ≥ 1 year

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • ECOG performance status 0 or 1 at the time of initial recruitment
  • Lives within 2-hour commuting distance from recruitment center (MSKCC or FCCC)
  • No significant self-identified hearing impairment that would preclude study participation

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Interventions

communication intervention

counseling intervention

questionnaire administration

psychosocial assessment and care

Primary outcome measure

  • Feasibility and acceptability [ Time Frame: undefined ]
  • Descriptive characteristics of study measures [ Time Frame: undefined ]
  • Impact of communication intervention on couples' psychological adaptation, relationship closeness, and sexual intimacy [ Time Frame: undefined ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10022

Contacts

Christian J. Nelson, PhD

646-888-0030nelsonc@mskcc.org

Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111-2497

Contacts

Clinical Trials Office - Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphi

215-728-4790

More Information

Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Last update posted

Sep 17, 2013

Last verified

Jul, 2009

Keywords

  • psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment
  • sexual dysfunction and infertility
  • sexuality and reproductive issues
  • stage IIB prostate cancer
  • stage IIA prostate cancer
  • stage I prostate cancer

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on 2013-09-17.