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Trial reportJournal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN2013

Efficacy trial of an Internet-based intervention for cancer-related female sexual dysfunction.

Leslie R Schover, Ying Yuan, Bryan M Fellman, Evan Odensky, Pamela E Lewis, Paul Martinetti

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Feasibility and effectiveness of communication tools for addressing intimacy and sexuality in patients with cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  8. Online support groups for women with breast cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Leslie R SchoverFrom aThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; and bDigital Science Technologies LLC, Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.
Ying Yuan
Bryan M Fellman
Evan Odensky
Pamela E Lewis
Paul Martinetti

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Fabien Delerue · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Tendrils: A Multimedia Intervention for Women's Sexual Dysfunction after CancerR42CA123932 · NCI · DIGITAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC · PI SCHOVER, LESLIE RUTH · 2006 to 2010
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS CA016672NCI NIH HHS CA4R4212932NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS R42 CA123932
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent NCCN Guidelines for Survivorship recommend systematic evaluation and multidisciplinary treatment of cancer-related sexual dysfunctions. However, most oncology professionals fail to routinely assess sexual problems and lack expertise to treat them. An Internet-based intervention was designed to educate female patients and their partners about cancer-related sexual problems, describe medical treatment options and how to find expert care, and provide self-help strategies. A randomized trial assessed efficacy of the intervention when used as self-help versus the same Web access and 3 supplemental counseling sessions. Survivors of localized breast or gynecologic cancers completed online questionnaires at baseline, posttreatment, and 3- and 6-month follow-up, including the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), the Menopausal Sexual Interest Questionnaire (MSIQ), the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18) to assess emotional distress, and the Quality of Life in Adult Cancer Survivors (QLACS) scale. Program evaluation ratings were completed posttreatment. Fifty-eight women completed baseline questionnaires (mean age, 53 ± 9 years). Drop-out rates were 22% during treatment and 34% at 6-month follow-up. Linear mixed models for each outcome across time showed improvement in total scores on the FSFI, MSIQ, and QLACS (P<.001) and BSI-18 (P=.001). The counseled group improved significantly more on sexuality measures, but changes in emotional distress and quality of life did not differ between groups. Program content and ease of use were rated positively. Research is needed on how best to integrate this intervention into routine clinical practice, and particularly how to improve uptake and adherence.

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InternetAdultAgedFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasmsNeoplasm StagingRisk FactorsSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeWeb Browser

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PMID24225972
PMCPMC3831175

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