Promoting Resilience in Stress Management for Metastatic Breast Cancer (PRISM-MBC)
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Summary
This pilot interventional study evaluates the change from baseline to post-intervention in resilience and other patient-reported outcomes for individuals with a recent diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) participating in the Promoting Resilience in Women with Breast Cancer (PRISM) intervention, overall and stratified by race, and to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the PRISM intervention in the MBC population. Black women with MBC have shorter survival from the time of metastatic diagnosis to death, compared to White women with clinically similar disease, and may have more rapid declines in quality of life over time. Adverse social determinants of health may play a role in these outcome disparities, due to both social barriers in accessing care, and through direct stress-mediated biological effects on the host and tumor microenvironment. Interventions to reduce stress and optimize resilience during treatment of MBC may improve quality of life and even improve disease outcomes; however, feasibility of face-to-face intervention during intensive medical treatment is limited. Thus, this study aims to demonstrate the feasibility of a remotely delivered resilience intervention, PRISM, already proven effective in other cancer settings, for MBC patients, and to gather preliminary efficacy data for a future randomized trial.
Description
Black women with breast cancer have substantially worse survival compared to White counterparts across all stages of presenting disease. Survival from a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) to death is shorter for Black compared to non-Black women, with the worst disparity appearing in younger patients. Black compared to non-Black MBC patients also report more chronic stressors including social barriers to cancer care, metabolic co-morbidities, and higher likelihood of residing in neighborhoods with adverse social determinants of health (SDOH). These bio-psycho-social factors are poten…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed consent obtained to participate in the study and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information. * Participants are willing and able to comply with study procedures based on the judgement of the investigator. * Male and female patients of age \>18 years. * Pathologic diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer within 182 days prior to enrollment date. * Able to answer surveys and participate in counseling sessions in English (the patient's first language is not required to be English). * Indicate intent to receive ongoing cancer care at the enr…
Interventions
- BehavioralPromoting Resilience in Women with Breast Cancer (PRISM)
PRISM is a brief, skills-based intervention targeting 4 core resilience resources (stress management, goal setting, cognitive reframing, and meaning-making) followed by an optional family session. This adapted version of the PRISM intervention will be delivered1:1 by trained coaches who speak English or Spanish via HIPAA-compliant video conference.A single coach conducts the program with a single patient. Each session is 30-60 minutes, for a total of 2- 4 hours. Sessions are delivered every 1-2 weeks per patient's preference. To facilitate on-demand skills-practice between sessions, all participants have access to the PRISM app, available for iOS/Android, and thus available to the \>90% of U.S. adults who own a smartphone. Participants will be assisted to download the PRISM app to their device at the time of registration; however, coaches can also provide assistance with app access during intervention sessions.
Locations (2)
- The University of AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama
- University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, North Carolina