Managing chemotherapy related distress

Comparing brief mindfulness with standard relaxation therapy on reducing distress and avoidance behaviour in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12613000238774

Enrollment

Registered

2013-02-27

Start date

2013-03-18

Completion date

2013-08-20

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study is a randomised controlled trial comparing mindfulness-based therapy with standard physical relaxation in people who have had a diagnosis of cancer and who are undertaking first line chemotherapy as part of their treatment.

Interventions

Mindfulness-based intervention in which participants will attend a total of three group sessions of 90 minutes duration, conducted once a week for three weeks. These group sessions will be facilitated by a psychologist and will be conducted alongside chemotherapy.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Blinded (masking used) (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Those receiving adjuvant chemotherapy and first line treatment for metastatic disease over the age of 18. Participants must also be English-speaking.

Exclusion criteria

Non-english speaking Under 18

Outcome results