An interventional study of Compass Course in Breast Cancer, sponsored by Allina Health System. Completed at 3 sites in United States. Open to female participants aged 25 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-05-12.
Sponsored by Allina Health System · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
The Compass Course is an 8-session progressive structure that was developed based on theoretical and scientific evidence from psychology and occupational therapy. The goal of the intervention is to provide participants with information, tools, and support that help them move towards reclaiming a sense of self-grounded purpose in daily life. The study will use a convenience sample of breast cancer survivors to evaluate the efficacy of the Compass Course intervention.
Exclusion criteria (all self-reported):
Two groups of up to 15 participants (30 total) will receive the study intervention during Spring 2018. All participants will complete study questionnaires before and after the Spring sessions.
Behavioral: Compass Course
Two groups of up to 15 participants will receive the study intervention in Fall 2018. All participants will complete study questionnaires before and after the Spring sessions. Those who enroll in the study and agree to participate in the Fall sessions will serve as a no-treatment comparison group.
An 8-session group intervention that integrates education, support, self-reflection, and action-expectation to help people reaffirm or reconstruct self-grounded purpose after significant life events/transitions. The 8 sessions extend over 2-3 months, with 7 weekly sessions and the final session 1 month after Session 7. The intervention, called the Compass Course is structured around the 6 dimensions of flourishing (autonomy, self-acceptance, personal growth, relationships, purpose in life, external mastery), the goal of which is to help people enact behaviors that move them forward in reframing a sense of self and reaffirming or reconstructing a sense of purpose in their daily lives.
Change in psychological well-being
Using the Psychological Scales of Wellbeing questionnaire (Ryff, 1989; Ryff, \& Keyes, 1995), psychological wellbeing pre- and post- intervention will be tracked.
Time frame: Will be administered at Week 0 (pre-testing), at Week 12 (session 8), and at 3 month follow up
Recruitment
Number of prospective participants approached by clinicians and number of self-referred prospective participants who contact PI or Study Coordinator with inquiries about the study
Time frame: Up to 1 month after IRB approval
Time of pre-testing session
Actual length (in minutes) of pre-testing session.
Time frame: Duration of pre-testing session (approximately 2 hours) at week 0 to week 1
Time of testing session
Actual length (in minutes) of testing session.
Time frame: Each week from week 2 through week 8, approximately 2 hours at each session
Time of post-testing session
Actual length (in minutes) of testing session.
Time frame: Duration of session 8 (at week 12), approximately 1 hour
Homework completion
Whether or not homework was attempted
Time frame: Each week from week 2 through week 8
Intervention fidelity
Which key intervention elements were provided during a given session
Time frame: Each week from week 2 through week 8
Change in Meaning in life
Meaning in Life Questionnaire (Steger et al., 2006): A 10-item questionnaire designed to measure 2 dimensions of meaning in life: Presence of Meaning (how much respondents feel their lives have meaning) and Search for Meaning (how much respondents strive to find meaning and understanding in their lives).
Time frame: At week 0 and at week 12, and at 3 month follow up
Engagement in Meaningful Activities
Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey (Eakman, 2010):A 12-item self-report questionnaire designed to measure the extent to which a person experiences meaningfulness in his/her daily life activities.
Time frame: At week 0 and at week 12
Purpose Status and Expectations
A 2-question self-report developed by the study team to better understand what participants' hope to gain during the study and perceived changes.
Time frame: At week 0, at week 12, and at 3 month follow up
Participant Experience of Compass Course
Participant experience of Compass Course as measured by self-report questionnaire and post-intervention focus group.
Time frame: At week 12 and at week 14-20
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