This study is testing an intervention called "Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment" (COPE) for women with breast cancer who are starting their first treatment. The COPE intervention involves 7 weekly sessions led by a nurse, designed to help you cope with your diagnosis. Researchers want to see if this intervention is practical to deliver, if women find it helpful, and how it compares to standard care. They will measure how you feel and cope over about one year. You may be able to join if you are a woman aged 18 or older, have stage I-III breast cancer, are receiving your first treatment at MD Anderson, and can read and speak English. This study is currently recruiting 40 participants.

Study design

This is an interventional, randomized controlled trial with 40 participants. It compares the COPE intervention to standard care.

What's involved

You would complete questionnaires and participate in 7 weekly intervention sessions. This would last for about one year.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

You will be followed through study completion, which is an average of one year.

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