Status:
UNKNOWN
The eCALM Study - An Online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program for Individuals Living With Cancer in Alberta
Lead Sponsor:
Alberta Health services
Collaborating Sponsors:
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Conditions:
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
For people with cancer, in-person Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) participation can decrease stress symptoms, mood disturbance, and fatigue, as well as enhance personal growth and spirituali...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years of age or older
- Speak and read English sufficiently to complete questionnaires
- Women and men who have been diagnosed with any type of cancer, at any time in the past with no restriction on tumor site
- Pre or post primary cancer treatment, up to having completed primary cancer treatment within the last 36 months
- Exhibiting moderate distress
- Willing to participate in the intervention requirements; able to participate in the intervention (2 hrs per week for 8 weeks and a full day online retreat)
- Internet access
- Resident of Alberta, who has limited access to in-person cancer-specific MBSR programs
Exclusion
- Presence of major self-reported psychiatric disorder not in remission, current substance abuse/dependence, and psychotic symptoms
- Previous participation in a MBSR program
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01476891
Start Date
January 1 2011
Last Update
January 18 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N2