The effectiveness of a mindfulness-based group intervention in reducing distress in radiation therapy patients.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- distresscancerMental Health - Other mental health disordersCancer - Other cancer types
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12608000114347
- Lead Sponsor
- St. George Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
Adult cancer patients with heterogeneous cancers who are about to commence radiation therapy for the first time.
Exclusion Criteria
Previous radiation therapy treatment.
Language difficulties.
Brain neoplasms.
Medically unfit to attend 8 weeks of outpatient group therapy.
Current mental illness with no treatment in place.
Current substance abuse.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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