Early Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Prevention of Psychological Distress in Cancer Patients
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorIsala
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if early provision of mindfulness based cognitive therapy can prevent psychological distress in adult patients with cancer one year after diagnosis.
Researchers will compare mindfulness based cognitive therapy to usual care to see if psychological distress is lower in patients that followed mindfulness.
Participants will follow 8 weekly sessions of mindfulness and fill in questionnaires.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Diagnosed with urological cancer or breast cancer
<6 weeks since cancer diagnosis
Planned curative treatment or palliative treatment with life expectation >1 year
Good proficiency in Dutch language
Disqualifiers
Serious psychiatric history or current psychiatric treatment (interfering with study participation): 1) current suicidal ideation, 2) current psychosis or bipolar disorder, 3) psychosis or bipolar disorder in history
Unable to understand study procedure
A priori unable to be available for 8 week MBCT
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Mindfulness based stress reduction
Treatment groups
208 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Isala
Lead sponsor
Helen Dowling Institute
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov