Participate in a research study assessing if supporting people who’ve had breast cancer to improve their sleep could help them take their hormone therapy medication
What’s the study about?
Sleep problems are a common issue among those diagnosed with breast cancer. And it can be a side effect of hormone therapy medication like tamoxifen.
In this study, the researchers would like to assess whether having online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help with sleep problems can help people take their hormone therapy medication.
CBT is a recommended treatment for sleep problems.
Who can take part?
You can take part if you are over the age of 18 and have internet access. The researchers are looking to recruit people who:
- have had treatment for primary breast cancer
- struggle with their sleep
- have been prescribed hormone therapy
- find it hard to take their medication as prescribed
Why do you want me to be involved?
Taking part in this research will help the researchers understand the effect of CBT for sleep problems on taking hormone therapy.
The results of this study will help future research and the development of support services for people who struggle with sleep due to hormone therapy.
This will lead to more people completing hormone therapy, reducing the risk of their breast cancer coming back.
What will you ask me to do?
This study will take place over 3-6 months.
You’ll be put into one of 2 groups.
Both groups will be asked to keep a daily record of their sleep by answering short questions. You’ll also be asked to complete a questionnaire that asks about how you take your hormone therapy and any side-effects you experience.
One group will receive cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) sessions for sleep, weekly for 4 weeks. All participants will then complete the same questionnaire again, and once again after 8 weeks. This is to measure changes to your sleep and wellbeing.
The other group will then receive CBT for 4 weeks and complete follow-up questions again.
You’ll then take part in an interview to give feedback on your experience.
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