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Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
Information provided by: | Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00426335 |
The purpose of this study is to examine whether a group CBT intervention is effective in reducing psychological distress in women with primary breast cancer.
Condition | Phase |
Breast Cancer |
Phase 0 |
Genetics Home Reference related topics: | breast cancer |
MedlinePlus related topics: | Breast Cancer Cancer |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Psychosocial, Longitudinal, Defined Population, Retrospective/Prospective Study |
Official Title: | An Evaluation of a Group CBT Programme for Women With Primary Breast Cancer. |
Study Start Date: | January 2007 |
The diagnosis and treatment of cancer is associated with high levels of psychological distress, which can be long-term in duration. The end of adjuvant therapy can be a time which patients find anxiety provoking; as concerns of recurrence and how to return to life after treatment often arise at this juncture.
Cognitive behaviour therapy has demonstrated efficacy in reducing anxiety and depression in people with cancer on a 1:1 basis. The CBT model has been shown to be significantly more beneficial than supportive counselling. Therapy delivered in groups is considered desirable because of its cost effectiveness, and its potential to confer additional benefits in terms of peer support, reduced isolation and modelling of adaptive strategies by other group members.
No studies have looked at the changes in participants health beliefs and beliefs about their ability to copy (self-efficacy) with stress and tolerance of uncertainty following group CBT and the relationship with psychological distress.
The aim of this study is to evaluate a GCBT programme intervention against a waiting list control and to examine its effects on health beliefs, self-efficacy, coping, tolerance of uncertainty and psychological distress in women with early diagnosed breast cancer.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Maggie Watson, Dr | 020 8661 3009 | maggie.watson@rmh.nhs.uk |
Contact: Mary Burgess | 020 7808 2777 | mary.burgess@rmh.nhs.uk |
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
Principal Investigator: | Maggie Watson, Dr | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
Study ID Numbers: | CCR2839 |
First Received: | January 23, 2007 |
Last Updated: | January 23, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00426335 |
Health Authority: | United Kingdom: National Health Service |
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