Do cancer patients experience less psychological distress with a brief psychological intervention package? : A randomized controlled trial in a selected hospital in Sri Lanka.

Faculty of Medical Sciences, USJ0 sitesStarted: TBDLast updated: August 20, 2024

Conditions

Trial Snapshot

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•1. Patients with new/ recent histopathological diagnosis /radiological diagnosis of a malignant lesion of any site
•2. Age between 18-65 years
•3. Both male and female patients
•4.Cancer stage which is eligible for surgery as determined by investigation procedures and clinical judgment
•5. Patients who are having HADS score more than > 6 will be recruited to the study

•1.Patients with already diagnosed psychiatric disorders (with a diagnosis of any one or more conditions specified under F00-F99 under ICD diagnosis research version (‘The ICD-10’, no date).
•2.Patients with severe physical suffering and who are unwell to communicate or travel.
•3.Patients who are diagnosed/carrying a card or past records with a severe learning disability, organic brain dysfunction due to cerebral deposits, diagnosed patients with dementia will not be recruited to the study) the research assistants will be trained for this using ICD diagnostic criteria for the research version.
•4.Patients who are participating in other interventional studies.
•5. Patients who are coming more than one week after breaking bad news.
•6. Patients who are having HADS SCORE less than 6

Sponsor

Faculty of Medical Sciences, USJ