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Stress Management Therapy in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer

NCT00377130 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 442

Last updated 2014-01-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: A stress-management program may improve quality of life and reduce anxiety and depression in patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well stress management therapy works in patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer.

Conditions

  • Cancer
  • Psychological Stress
  • Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Interventions

OTHER

Self Administered Stress Management

The SSMT kit includes a DVD and booklet will discuss the sources and manifestations of stress during chemotherapy and the potential benefits of stress management training. The videotape/DVD and booklet will also include brief instruction in paced breathing, progressive muscle relaxation with guided imagery, and use of coping self-statements as well as recommendations for practicing the techniques before the start of chemotherapy and using them after the start of treatment. The exercise combines abbreviated progressive muscle relaxation training with use of relaxing mental imagery. The "positive thinking" exercise provides participants with brief instruction in the use of coping self-statements using techniques borrowed from stress inoculation training.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of South Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Teletia Taylor, PhD · Howard University Cancer Center

  • Susan McMillan, PhD RN FAAN · H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-12-31
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2010-05-31

Countries

  • United States
  • Puerto Rico

Study Locations

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