Acceptance and Commitment Based Group Therapy for Cancer Patients: a Pilot Study Comparing ACT-group Therapy With Individual ACT Therapy for Cancer Patients Experiencing Psychological Distress
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 撤回
- 发起方
- Region Skane
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in Swedish Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (SAAQ)
研究概览
简要总结
This study evaluates the preliminary effects of an Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)-based group therapy compared to individual ACT-therapy for adult cancer patients suffering from psychological distress. Half of the participants will receive ACT in a group setting, while the other half will receive individual ACT.
详细描述
This study evaluates the preliminary effects of an Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)-based group therapy compared to individual ACT-therapy for adult cancer patients suffering from psychological distress. Participants will be recruited from referrals to the Cancer Rehabilitation Unit at Helsingborg Hospital, Sweden. A total number of 12-20 participants will be assigned to either the experimental group, receiving ACT group therapy, or the Active Control group, receiving individual ACT therapy. Both therapy interventions aim at increasing psychological flexibility. Sociodemographic as well as Medical information regarding their somatic disease will be collected at baseline assessment.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Sequential
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Age ≥ 18 years
- •Able to speak and understand the Swedish language
- •Cancer patients at hospitals in Skånevård Sund (geographical area)
- •Experience of psychological distress related to cancer diagnosis or cancer treatment
- •Stable and planned cancer treatment or no ongoing treatment
排除标准
- •Severe cognitive problems
- •Severe psychiatric disorder
- •Ongoing substance abuse
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Swedish Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (SAAQ)
时间窗: Baseline and end of treatment (baseline+3-16 weeks)
Measures self-reported psychological flexibility on a 7-point likert scale. The questionnaire includes a total of 6 items. Each item is scored 1-7 (1=never true, 7=always true), yielding a total between 7 and 42 where a higher number indicates lower psychological flexibility.
次要结局
- Change in Swedish Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (SAAQ)(End of treatment (baseline + 3-16 weeks) and follow up (6 weeks after end of treatment))
- Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7)(End of treatment (baseline+3-16 weeks) and follow up (6 weeks after end of treatment))
- Change in Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9)(Baseline and end of treatment (baseline + 3-16 weeks))
- Change in RAND 36-item Health Survey (RAND-36)(End of treatment (baseline+3-16 weeks) and follow-up (6 weeks after end of treatment))