NCT00390169

Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing MBSR to SET in Breast Cancer Patients

Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to Supportive-Expressive Therapy (SET) on Psychological and Biological Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 300 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will compare three standard treatment programs commonly offered to patients with breast cancer. The three programs being compared are 1) Mindfulness Meditation-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), 2)Supportive- Expressive Group Therapy (SET), and 3) A one day stress-management seminar. The purpose of this study is to determine if these three treatments have different effects on psychological well-being, the immune system, and the amount of stress hormones in the bloodstream.

Conditions

• Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness Meditation-Based Stress Reduction
BEHAVIORAL	Supportive-Expressive Group Therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-10-01
• Completion: 2009-07-01
• First posted: 2006-10-19
• Last updated: 2012-01-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada