Evaluation of Group CBT Programme With Breast Cancer Patients

January 12, 2010 updated by: Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

An Evaluation of a Group CBT Programme for Women With Primary Breast Cancer.

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.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Detailed Description

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.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

78

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

78 participants in total including 39 female RMH patients with primary breast cancer and are post adjuvant treatment.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female
  • Primary breast cancer
  • post adjuvant treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women with metastatic disease
  • Severe cognitive impairment (will not be able to obtain consent or participant in group intervention)
  • Inability to complete a questionnaire

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Maggie Watson, Dr, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 23, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 23, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

January 24, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 13, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 12, 2010

Last Verified

January 1, 2010

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CCR2839

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