Mindfulness Based Couples Therapy for Breast Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 24
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Feasibility of Mindfulness Based Couples Therapy Intervention Among Breast Cancer Survivors and Their Partners (intervention adherence rate, defined as the proportion of sessions completed out of a total of 8 sessions)
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this study is to explore the effects of a Mindfulness Based Couples Intervention on relationship satisfaction with quality of life and immune system function among breast cancer survivors and their partners.
详细描述
Baseline Visit:
If you are found to be eligible to take part in this research study, you will return to the clinic about a week later for the Baseline Visit. You will be instructed to fast (eat nothing and drink only water) for at least 8 hours before this visit.
- Blood (about 4-5 tablespoons) will be drawn for tests of your immune function, stress hormone levels, and blood sugar levels. After this blood test, you will be given breakfast.
- You will complete a pain assessment which involves you submerging your hand in cold water. Researchers will use your response to measure your pain tolerance.
- You will have electrocardiograms (EKGs) to check your heart function. The sensors will be attached at the beginning of the visit and then removed before you leave. You will be attached to the machine for several hours, but you will be able to be disconnected to take bathroom breaks, if needed.
- You will complete questionnaires about fatigue, mood, stress, social support, marital satisfaction, depression, and general demographics (age, race and so on). It should take about 1½ hours total to complete the questionnaires.
- You will complete a series of traditional neurocognitive tests (for example, tests to check your memory and thinking abilities). You will take these tests on the computer and with a pen and paper.
- Your blood pressure will be measured multiple times throughout the visit.
Study Groups and Interventions:
After the Baseline visit, you will be assigned to one of 2 groups. If you are in Group 1, you and your partner will take part in an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Relationship Enhancement (MBRE) intervention course designed to alleviate stress and other symptoms among couples. The MBRE course will consist of eight sessions taught by a professional Mindfulness instructor. The sessions will occur 1 time a week and last about 2½ hours each time. The MBRE course will consist of meditation and yoga techniques and handouts. The sessions will focus on teaching participants (all female breast cancer survivors and partners) the basics of Mindfulness Based Relationship Enhancement.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 21 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Stage 0-IIIA breast cancer survivors and their partner
- •All the female breast cancer survivors will be at least two months from receiving cancer treatment (surgery, adjuvant therapy or radiation) and within three years from completing cancer treatment, except for tamoxifen/aromatase inhibitors.
- •Are able to read and write in English
- •Are able to pass the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire or participant provides a letter from their physician or nurse practitioner clearing them for study participation
- •All couples co-habiting for at least 3 years with current partner who is willing to participate in study
- •Are 21 years of age or older
排除标准
- •Male breast cancer survivors;
- •Participants with a diagnosis of diabetes, unless they are able to provide a letter from a physician who will continue to monitor the participant during the research study
- •Anti-inflammatory medications (e.g. statins, cholesterol medication)
- •Consume excessive amounts of alcohol (>30 drinks/week)
- •Pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant during the study period
- •Lactating women
- •Major medical conditions involving the immune system such as autoimmune and/or inflammatory diseases
- •Pressure readings >/=140/90 mm Hg, as defined by the 7th Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure, will be deemed ineligible to participate and excluded from the study. They will be referred to their family physician or community services. Those ineligible based on their initial blood pressure reading are allowed to participate if they provide a letter from a physician who will continue to monitor the participant during the research study.
- •A hemoglobin level < 10g/dl
- •Person less than 21 years of age
结局指标
主要结局
Feasibility of Mindfulness Based Couples Therapy Intervention Among Breast Cancer Survivors and Their Partners (intervention adherence rate, defined as the proportion of sessions completed out of a total of 8 sessions)
时间窗: 12 weeks
Feasibility endpoint is intervention adherence rate, defined as the proportion of sessions completed out of a total of 8 sessions.
次要结局
未报告次要终点