Mindfulness therapy in the recovery from colorectal cancer.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: colorectal cancer; Cancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon); Cancer - Bowel - Anal

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001033437
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Otago

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-04
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 69

Inclusion Criteria

All patients who have received a diagnosis of colorectal cancer (localised or metastatic) within the last year, are aged eighteen and over, and are willing and able to consent will be eligible for randomization.

Exclusion Criteria

Non-ambulatory patients, non-English speakers and those with significant cognitive impairment or life expectancy of less than six months will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological distress measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.[8 weeks post baseline]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Generic Quality of Life measured using the Short Form-12.[8 weeks post baseline];Disease specific Quality of Life measured using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Questionnaire Module for Colorectal Cancer.[8 weeks post baseline];Mindfulness will be measured using the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire.[8 weeks post baseline];Intervention acceptability will be measured using questionnaires created by the investigators.[immediately post intervention]