Phase I pilot of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction intervention for Head and Neck Cancer patients receiving treatment of curative intent.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer; Psychosocial distress; Cancer - Head and neck; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000271707
• Lead Sponsor: Beyond Blue Limited (beyondblue)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Eligibility for participation in this study is a diagnosis for the first time of a potentially curable cancer in the head and neck region (excluding cancers exclusively involving skin), where the patient has agreed to undertake cancer treatment with curative intent the recruiting site, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre East Melbourne. Eligibility of patients to participate will be evaluated by oncologists and/or the nurse co-coordinator. Participants must also be aged 18 years or older at the time of recruitment to be considered for inclusion in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

A patient will not be eligible for this study if they are being actively treated for another cancer; or another severely debilitating illness, cannot speak or understand English adequately, or have been diagnosed with an intellectual disability, dementia or active psychotic illness. Participants who have been recruited into other time-intensive studies at the recruiting site, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, will not be approached to participate in this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified