Status:
UNKNOWN
Impact of Group Psychological Interventions on Extracellular Vesicles in People Who Had Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Instituto Portugues de Oncologia, Francisco Gentil, Porto
Collaborating Sponsors:
Polytechnic Institute of Porto
VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland
Conditions:
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: There is some evidence demonstrating the effect of psychological interventions in improvements in health biological parameters. To best of our knowledge, no study had addressed the impact ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men and women
- Aged 18 to 65
- Diagnosed with breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer
- Have been diagnosed with cancer stage I-III
- Have finished cancer treatments from 3 months to 2 years (it will be included ongoing hormonal therapies)
- Experiencing significant distress (5 or more) on the Distress Thermometer at baseline
- Available to attend the intervention for the trial duration
- Sufficient functional ability to participate in intervention groups (ECOG)
- Ability to speak and write Portuguese and literacy to autonomous completion of questionnaires
Exclusion
- Patients in treatments such as ongoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or trastuzumab therapy
- Patients with ostomy
- A diagnosis of a concurrent disorder of psychosis, substance abuse, bipolar disorder, or active suicidality
- Current use of antipsychotics
- Current use of anti-inflammatory medication (corticotherapy)
- Currently engaging in a mindfulness meditation practice or yoga, or having done so within the previous year
- Being under any actual psychosocial or psychological treatment
- Participation in a MBCT program in the last five years
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
- A diagnosis of a concurrent autoimmune disorder
- Study Population Description: Participants will be recruited in the Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (Porto, Portugal), which is a reference public hospital in the north of the country offering cancer treatments.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
108 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04298398
Start Date
September 1 2021
End Date
September 1 2021
Last Update
October 22 2020
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