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Psychotherapy effect on anxiety and fear of recurrence of breast cancer

The effectiveness of meaning-centered therapy in existential anxiety and Fear of cancer recurrence of Breast cancer survivors

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016122225732N9
Enrollment
28
Registered
2017-01-26
Start date
2016-03-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

breast cancer. Malignant neoplasm of breast

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention 1: 7 patients will be put under meaning-centered individual psychotherapy. At the first meeting, the required measures will be done to determine the baseline status. Then
Behavior
Treatment - Other
Control group: 14 patients will not be put under any interventions.
Intervention 1: 7 patients will be put under meaning-centered individual psychotherapy. At the first meeting, the required measures will be done to determine the baseline status. Then eight Meaning-ce
Intervention 2: 7 patients will be put under meaning-centered group psychotherapy. At the first meeting, the required measures will be done to determine the baseline status. Then eight Meaning-centere

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for research of Semnan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
25 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: being at age 20 to 45 years, cancer diagnosis by cancer specialist, having minimum 8 class education. Exclusion criteria: having a concurrent medical or psychiatric disorder, serious disease or cancer morbidity.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Existential Anxiety. Timepoint: The middle of treatment, after treatment and two months after the end of treatment. Method of measurement: Questionnaire fear of cancer recurrence.;Fear of cancer recurrence. Timepoint: The middle of treatment, after treatment and two months after the end of treatment. Method of measurement: Questionnaire fear of cancer recurrence.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactEshagh Rahimian

Semnan University

are20935@semums.ac.ir+98 23 3345 1336

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026