Cancer, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Conditions
Keywords
MBSR, Cancer, Online, Mindfulness Meditation, Randomized Waitlist Controlled Trial
Brief summary
For people with cancer, in-person Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) participation can decrease stress symptoms, mood disturbance, and fatigue, as well as enhance personal growth and spirituality, and improve quality of life and sleep. Online MBSR may improve the accessibility of MBSR programs to underserved cancer patients who are unable to attend available in-person groups. This study will examine whether patients are willing to participate and complete the program, and also whether the online program improves mood and stress.
Interventions
OTHERImmediate MBSR
Immediate Online MBSR Group. Participation in a standardized manual-based 8-week online MBSR program.
OTHERWait-list Control Group.
Wait-list Control Group. The control group will receive the next available online MBSR program.
Sponsors
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Alberta Health services
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years of age or older * Speak and read English sufficiently to complete questionnaires * Women and men who have been diagnosed with any type of cancer, at any time in the past with no restriction on tumor site * Pre or post primary cancer treatment, up to having completed primary cancer treatment within the last 36 months * Exhibiting moderate distress * Willing to participate in the intervention requirements; able to participate in the intervention (2 hrs per week for 8 weeks and a full day online retreat) * Internet access * Resident of Alberta, who has limited access to in-person cancer-specific MBSR programs
Exclusion criteria
* Presence of major self-reported psychiatric disorder not in remission, current substance abuse/dependence, and psychotic symptoms * Previous participation in a MBSR program
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility | 44 months | recruitment, retention, attendance, adherence, satisfaction |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Efficacy | 44 months | Profile of Mood States (POMS), Calgary Symptoms of Stress Inventory (C-SOSI) |
| Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) | 44 months | — |
| Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spiritual Well-Being (FACIT-Sp) | 44 months | — |
| Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) | 44 months | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed