Department of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
Psychooncology. 2024 May;33(5):e6349. doi: 10.1002/pon.6349.
Non-adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) in women with breast cancer is common and associated with medication side-effects and distress. We co-designed an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intervention (ACTION) to enhance medication decision-making and quality of life (QoL). We undertook a pilot trial of ACTION to inform the feasibility of a phase III trial, and to examine intervention acceptability.
This was a multi-site, exploratory, two-arm, individually randomised external pilot trial. Women with early breast cancer prescribed AET were randomised (1:1) to receive usual care (UC) or UC + ACTION. The ACTION intervention comprised a remotely delivered one-to-one ACT session followed by three group sessions delivered by clinical psychologists, alongside a website containing ideas for the self-management of side effects.
Of the 480 women screened for eligibility, 260 (54.2%) were approached and 79 (30.4%) randomised. 71 (89.9%) women provided data at 3-month and 70 (88.6%) at 6-month 40 women were randomised to receive UC + ACTION and 32 (80.0%) completed the intervention. Most (75.0%) accessed the website at least once. ACTION was acceptable to participants (Borkovec & Nau Scale: mean = 7.8 [SD = 2.7] out of 10). Signals of effectiveness in favour of the UC + ACTION arm were observed for medication adherence (Adherence Starts with Knowledge questionnaire-12), QoL (work and social adjustment scale), health-related QoL (functional assessment of cancer therapy[FACT] general and FACT-ES-19/23), distress (generalised anxiety disorder -7, patient health questionnaire-9) and psychological flexibility (valuing questionnaire).
The ACTION intervention was acceptable to patients. There were promising signals for effectiveness on primary and secondary outcomes. A phase III randomised controlled trial is feasible.
ISRCTN12027752.
乳腺癌患者不遵医嘱服用辅助内分泌治疗(AET)的情况很常见,这与药物副作用和痛苦有关。我们共同设计了一种接受和承诺疗法干预(ACTION),以增强药物决策和生活质量(QoL)。我们对 ACTION 进行了一项试点试验,以了解 III 期试验的可行性,并检验干预措施的可接受性。
这是一项多地点、探索性、两臂、个体随机对照的外部试点试验。接受 AET 治疗的早期乳腺癌女性被随机分为接受常规护理(UC)或 UC+ACTION。ACTION 干预措施包括远程提供一对一的 ACT 会议,然后由临床心理学家提供三次小组会议,以及一个包含自我管理副作用想法的网站。
在筛选出的 480 名符合条件的女性中,有 260 名(54.2%)被接触,其中 79 名(30.4%)被随机分组。71 名(89.9%)女性在 3 个月时提供了数据,70 名(88.6%)在 6 个月时提供了数据。40 名女性被随机分配到 UC+ACTION 组,其中 32 名(80.0%)完成了干预。大多数(75.0%)至少访问过一次网站。ACTION 得到了参与者的认可(Borkovec 和 Nau 量表:平均为 7.8 [SD=2.7],满分 10 分)。UC+ACTION 组在药物依从性(知识问卷-12 分)、生活质量(工作和社会调整量表)、健康相关生活质量(癌症治疗功能评估[FACT]一般和 FACT-ES-19/23)、痛苦(广泛性焦虑障碍-7 分,患者健康问卷-9 分)和心理灵活性(重视问卷)方面表现出有希望的有效性信号。
ACTION 干预措施得到了患者的认可。主要和次要结局均有明显的有效性信号。进行 III 期随机对照试验是可行的。
ISRCTN87603174。