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Stress Management Training in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Cancer

NCT00057733 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2013-05-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Stress management techniques such as muscle relaxation, guided imagery, and abdominal breathing may improve quality of life and decrease emotional distress in patients who are undergoing radiation therapy for cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of stress management training in helping cancer patients cope with the emotional distress of radiation therapy.

Conditions

  • Anxiety Disorder
  • Depression
  • Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Interventions

PROCEDURE

psychosocial assessment and care

PROCEDURE

quality-of-life assessment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of South Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paul Jacobsen, PhD · University of South Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-02-28
Primary Completion
2005-04-30
Completion
2006-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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