nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
Integrative Mindsight Therapy group:Integrative Mindsight Therapy is a cognitive behavioral psychotherapy based on mindfulness intervention and integrated with clinical oncology. It is an integrated m
Health education group:Patients will receive routine care and health education. We would provide knowledge about nasopharyngeal carcinoma and radiotherapy, such as pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal carci
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients who have been newly diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (within the previous month), whose diagnosis has been confirmed by a histopathological examination report 2.Patients aged 18 - 65 years old. 3.Patients with education that is junior high school or above. 4.Patients who plan to receive the standard regime of radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy. 5.Patients who have developed depression and anxiety symptoms after their head and neck cancer diagnosis with a"Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale" (HADS) depression subscale score of = 8 and anxiety subscale score of = 8.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Have a history of pre-existing psychiatric illness. 2.Patients with suicidal tendencies. 3.Patients with metastasis to the central nervous system. 4.Patients currently receive any psychotherapy or counseling. 5.Patients are physically unfit for this study’s interventions (for example those who are bed-bound or too weak to engage in the study interventions, KPS=60). 6.Exhibit cognitive impairment (patients will be screened via conversion with doctors) 7.Patients who are unable to read and understand written mandarin 8.Patients who refuse to sign the informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The anxiety and depression levels of patients three months after intervention; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The anxiety and depression levels of patients afer four IMT, the end of intervention, 6 m and 12 m;The changes of quality of life;The changes of Cancer related fatigue;The changes of total psychologic health;The changes of quality of sleep;The compliance of radiotherapy and chemotherapy;Immune function of patients;Overall survival;Progression free survival; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYong Chen
The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Outcome results
None listed