NCT00179387

Mind-Body Program for Cancer Patients

Evaluation of Mind-Body Groups on the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 166 (actual)
• Sponsor: Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if Mind-Body groups can help improve the physical and emotional well-being of people facing cancer or its treatment.

Detailed description

Pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression, nausea, sexual impairment, body image disturbance, relationship strains, existential distress and role losses are all potential "side-effects" of living with cancer and its treatment. Behavioral interventions have shown some success in mitigating distress and QOL impairment among cancer patients. The purpose of this randomized-controlled study is to compare the effects of Mind-body group interventions on the quality of life of patients with advanced cancer. Patients are randomized to one of two psychotherapy groups, which occur weekly for eight weeks. Quality of life assessments are conducted at baseline and two and four-month intervals.

Conditions

• Neoplasms

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mind-Body Psychotherapy Group	Psycho-educational group
BEHAVIORAL	Mind-Body Psychotherapy Group	Spiritual-Existential Group

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-12-01
• Primary completion: 2016-02-25
• Completion: 2016-02-25
• First posted: 2005-09-16
• Last updated: 2023-05-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States