Mindfulness-based Intervention for Teenagers With Cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pediatric Cancer
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindfulness Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT01783418
• Lead Sponsor: St. Justine's Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a mindfulness-based meditation intervention on quality of life, sleep and mood in adolescents with cancer compared to a control group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-08
• Study First Submitted: 2013-01-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-01-31
• Study First Posted: 2013-02-04
• Primary Completion: 2014-09
• Study Completion: 2014-09
• Results First Submitted: 2015-09-24
• Status Verified: 2015-12
• Results First Submitted QC: 2015-12-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-12-07
• Results First Posted: 2016-01-12
• Last Update Posted: 2016-01-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

• Teenagers (ages 12-18) with cancer

Exclusion Criteria

• No ongoing or lifetime severe psychopathology, such as schizophrenia, psychosis, delusional disorders or organic mental disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Wait-list control	Mindfulness Intervention	-
Mindfulness intervention	Mindfulness Intervention	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes Sleep From Baseline to Post-intervention and 6 Months Post-intervention	Baseline, Post-intervention (8 weeks)	Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Score range: 0 (minimum score) - 21 (maximum score); Higher scores indicate worse outcomes
Changes in Mood From Baseline to Post-intervention and 6 Months Post-intervention	Baseline, Post-intervention (8 weeks)	PANAS-C - Negative affect; Score range: 0 (minimum score) - 50 (maximum score) Higher scores represent worse outcomes
Changes in Quality of Life From Baseline to Post-intervention and 6 Months Post-intervention	Baseline, Post-intervention (8 weeks)	Pediatric Cancer Quality of Life Inventory; Scale range: 0 (minimum score) to 108 (maximum score) Higher scores represent better outcomes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in Mindfulness Propensity and Skills From Baseline to Post-intervention and 6 Months Post-intervention	Baseline, Post-intervention (8 weeks)	Children and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure Score range: 0 (minimum score) - 40 (maximum score); Higher scores represent better outcomes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU Sainte-Justine, Mother and Child University Hospital Center; 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada