Status:
COMPLETED
Compassion Meditation for Cancer Survivor-Caregiver Dyads
Lead Sponsor:
Thaddeus Pace
Conditions:
Cancer Survivors
Informal Cancer Caregivers (Family and Friends of Cancer Survivors)
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Survivors of solid tumor cancers and their informal caregivers (family, friends) experience impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) including disruptions in psychological, physical, soci...
Detailed Description
The overarching purpose of this research is to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT®) compared to a cancer health education...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Cancer survivor inclusion criteria: 1) age 21 or older, 2) have a solid tumor cancer diagnosis, 3) have completed treatments (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy) except for hormonal therapies (e.g. aromatase inhibitors, androgen suppression therapy) a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 10 years before starting CBCT® or CHE, 4) able to speak and understand English, and 5) able to travel to a centralized location to attend CBCT® or attention control classes.
- Informal caregiver inclusion criteria will be: 1) named by the cancer survivor, 2) age 21 or older, 3) able to speak and understand English, 4) cognitively oriented in time, place, and person, and 5) able to travel to a centralized location to attend intervention classes with their solid tumor cancer survivor. Informal caregivers will be excluded if they have ongoing or past regular compassion meditation experience in the last 4 years.
- In addition to these criteria, either the cancer survivor or the informal caregiver must report at least mild anxiety (PROMIS anxiety 4-item raw score \> 6) and/ or mild depressive symptoms (PROMIS anxiety 4-item raw score \> 6).
Exclusion
- Cancer survivor exclusionary factors: 1) diagnosis of major mental illness, 2) nursing home resident, and 3) have ongoing or past regular compassion meditation experience in the last 4 years (i.e. more than two compassion meditation session \[completed or attempted\] per year, either with a group or individually).
- Informal caregiver exclusionary factors: 1) diagnosis of major mental illness, 2) nursing home resident, and 3) have ongoing or past regular compassion meditation experience in the last 4 years (i.e. more than two compassion meditation session \[completed or attempted\] per year, either with a group or individually).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 14 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 11 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
82 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03459781
Start Date
March 14 2018
End Date
January 11 2020
Last Update
March 10 2022
Active Locations (1)
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1
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85721