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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12611000574943
ACTRN12611000574943
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Psychological Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in Adult Brain Tumour Patients

Macquarie University0 sites20 target enrollmentJune 3, 2011

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Anxiety
Sponsor
Macquarie University
Enrollment
20
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 3, 2011
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\) diagnosed with a primary low \- medium grade BT (i.e., at least 12 month prognosis);
  • 2\) completion of all acute medical treatments at time of referral;
  • 3\) reporting at least moderate (sub\-clinical or clinical) levels of anxiety or depressive symptoms (which will be screened at initial assessment);
  • 4\) aged 18 to 80 years;
  • 5\) able to speak, read and write basic English; and
  • 5\) medically fit to respond to the assessment and intervention procedures (i.e., able to sit for 1 hour at a time).
  • 6\) In the event a participant has been prescribed and currently using medication for psychological problems (notably anti\-depressants or anxiolytics), they will be required to be on a stable dosage for at least 4 weeks prior to the initial/baseline assessment. If they are deemed suitable for the therapy program after the screening assessment, patients taking antidepressants or anxiolytics will be required to remain on a stable dose throughout the course of the BABT program.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\) Presence of severe cognitive and language deficits (defined as score \< 1\.96 SD below mean) that will be assessed via a neuropsychological assessment battery;
  • 2\) current history of significant alcohol/ drug abuse or psychosis;
  • 3\) current suicidal ideation (will be referred to acute crisis team); and
  • 4\) currently undergoing psychiatric treatment for mental illness.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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