Promoting Optimal Outcomes in Mood through Psychosocial Therapies for cancer patients: a randomised trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Depression in cancer patients; Distress in cancer patients; Risk of depression in cancer patients; Mental Health - Depression; Cancer - Other cancer types

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000448044
• Lead Sponsor: Jane Turner

Brief Summary

Patients who received the intervention did not experience a significant reduction in depression scores compared with patients in control groups. Patients with disease progression who received the intervention experienced significant benefits in unmet practical support needs including care and support, information and physical and daily living

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-06-02
• Study Completion: 2013-05-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 467

Inclusion Criteria

Patients eligible for this study must have a diagnosis of cancer and be attending any of the participating clinical Sites for medical review or treatment.
Aged 18 years or over
Consecutive patients attending outpatient oncology clinics at each Site
Are currently receiving active treatment for cancer OR
Have completed active treatment within the previous 2 months OR
Have been diagnosed with recurrent/advanced cancer within the previous 2 months

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to speak and read English; Receiving current specialised psychological treatment from a psychologist, psychiatrist, or other trained counsellor; Currently taking antidepressant medication; Health status precludes ability to complete questionnaires and participate in up to four (4) psychosocial Intervention sessions, and follow-up at 10 weeks; Recruited in any previous Epoch of this study (ie patients can only participate during one Epoch)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in depression as measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score (HADS)[Zigmond AS, Snaith RP. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1983; 67:362-370][Baseline and 10-week follow-up]