Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Cancer, Mindfulness, Palliative care
Brief summary
The study will investigate whether a mindfulness course can help people with incurable cancer who are seen by oncologists in a particular National Health Service Hospital Trust in the United Kingdom.
Detailed description
It can be hard to come to terms with living with a life limiting condition such as incurable cancer and individuals are at risk of experiencing high levels of psychological distress, which can often be overlooked when the focus is on managing physical symptoms. Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to be helpful in reducing distress for people with cancer generally. This pilot study will use an established mindfulness programme called mindfulness for health with people with cancer which is incurable to see if this type of intervention is acceptable and useful for this group of people.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindfulness for health
A course of mindfulness using the mindfulness for health programme.
Sponsors
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Rosemere Cancer Foundation, UK
Lancaster University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Deemed by the oncologist to have incurable cancer * Patient of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust * Treated by an oncologist * Believe they are able to commit to attending most of the mindfulness course sessions * Oncologist assesses they are well enough to participate in the intervention
Exclusion criteria
* Having any other condition or difficulty which the medical team thinks would compromise their participation in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptability and usefulness of intervention for participants | Within 4 weeks of the end of the intervention | This will be a qualitative outcome, collected via semi-structured interview |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in depression anxiety and stress | Collected before the intervention (up to 4 weeks before the intervention) and within 4 weeks of the end of the intervention | Using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DASS21) scale we will measure the change post intervention score - pre intervention score. Each subscale (depression, anxiety and stress) ranges from 0-21, with higher scores indicating higher distress. A greater decrease in scores, would mean a greater improvement in symptoms. |
| Change in depression anxiety and stress-3 months | Collected before the intervention (up to 4 weeks before the intervention) and 3 months after the end of the intervention | Using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DASS21) scale we will measure the change post intervention score - pre intervention score. Each subscale (depression, anxiety and stress) ranges from 0-21, with higher scores indicating higher distress. A greater decrease in scores, would mean a greater improvement in symptoms. |
| Change in mindfulness | Collected before the intervention (up to 4 weeks before the intervention) and within 4 weeks of the end of the intervention | Using the Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire we will measure pre-post change scores. |
| Acceptability and usefulness of intervention for participants- 3 months | 3 months following completion of the intervention | This will be a qualitative outcome, collected via semi-structured interview |
| Change in quality of life | Collected before the intervention (up to 4 weeks before the intervention) and within 4 weeks of the end of the intervention | Using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire we will measure pre-post change scores |
| Change in quality of life - 3 months | Collected before the intervention (up to 4 weeks before the intervention) and 3 months following the intervention | Using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire we will measure pre-post change scores |
| Change in mindfulness- 3 months | Collected before the intervention (up to 4 weeks before the intervention) and 3 months following the intervention | Using the Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire we will measure pre-post change scores |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed