Early Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Prevention of Psychological Distress in Cancer Patients

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy; Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT07124481
• Lead Sponsor: Isala

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if early provision of mindfulness based cognitive therapy can prevent psychological distress in adult patients with cancer one year after diagnosis.

Researchers will compare mindfulness based cognitive therapy to usual care to see if psychological distress is lower in patients that followed mindfulness.

Participants will follow 8 weekly sessions of mindfulness and fill in questionnaires.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-08
• Study First Submitted: 2025-08-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-08-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-08-08
• Study First Posted: 2025-08-15
• Last Update Posted: 2025-08-15
• Study Start: 2025-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2027-10
• Study Completion: 2027-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 208

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed with urological cancer or breast cancer
• <6 weeks since cancer diagnosis
• Planned curative treatment or palliative treatment with life expectation >1 year
• Good proficiency in Dutch language

Exclusion Criteria

• Serious psychiatric history or current psychiatric treatment (interfering with study participation): 1) current suicidal ideation, 2) current psychosis or bipolar disorder, 3) psychosis or bipolar disorder in history
• Unable to understand study procedure
• A priori unable to be available for 8 week MBCT

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological distress	From enrollment to 2 years after diagnosis	Anxiety and depression as measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale