A Mixed Methods Approach to Evaluating How Art Therapy Can Benefit Women Recently Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 64
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Quality of Life (emotional distress, physical symptoms,self-efficacy and well-being)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
As studies continue to debate the effects of quality of life on survival, increased attention is being focused on investigating complementary alternative therapies to boost overall total health in cancer patients . Art therapy is an interesting growing field, which has shown promise to positively influence quality of life in the pediatric and adult oncology population alike. As there is a paucity of well controlled complete studies in this field, the investigators propose to study the impact of art therapy sessions in women with breast cancer with quantitative and qualitative analysis of emotional health and physical symptoms.
The results of the investigators study will have widespread applicability to oncology programs that wish to offer/implement such sessions to their palliative and non-palliative outpatients in an effort to address the important concept of whole person care.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Any woman 18-years or older
- •Stage I to III breast cancer (first time diagnosis)
- •Minimum of 6 weeks Post Operative status
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Quality of Life (emotional distress, physical symptoms,self-efficacy and well-being)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
To investigate whether the implementation of an 8 week art therapy course in post-operative outpatient breast cancer patients can alleviate/improve 1. Emotional distress as assessed by the Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale (HADS) (please see below for details) 2. Physical symptoms as assessed by the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) 3. Meaning making as assessed by The Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT-Sp-12).
Secondary Outcomes
- Ability to find and create meaning after the psychosocial impact of a breast cancer diagnosis(8 weeks)
Investigators
Dr. Sarkis Meterissian
Professor of Surgery and Oncology Clinic
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre