LiveWell mBc: Adapted Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training

ConditionSurvivorship
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorMedical University of South Carolina

About this trial

In this pilot randomized controlled trial, women with metastatic breast cancer and at least mild distress (N=48) will be randomized to receive LiveWell mBC, a group-based adapted Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills Training protocol, or Usual Care. The investigators will evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of LiveWell to reduce distress (primary outcome) and improve psychological well-being, symptom burden, and quality of life (secondary outcomes).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

identify as female

be diagnosed with metastatic (AJCC stage IV) breast cancer

be receiving care for metastatic breast cancer at Hollings Cancer Center

endorse >3 out of 10 on the NCCN distress thermometer over the past week plus at least one emotional concern on the problem checklist

Disqualifiers

reported or suspected cognitive impairment

presence of untreated serious mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia) indicated by the medical chart or treating oncologist

expected survival <6 months, as indicated by a hospice referral

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • LiveWell mBC: A Group-Based Adapted Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training Program

Treatment groups

48 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators

Medical University of South Carolina

Lead sponsor

American Cancer Society, Inc.

Collaborator