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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing MBSR to SET in Breast Cancer Patients

NCT00390169 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2012-01-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will compare three standard treatment programs commonly offered to patients with breast cancer. The three programs being compared are 1) Mindfulness Meditation-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), 2)Supportive- Expressive Group Therapy (SET), and 3) A one day stress-management seminar. The purpose of this study is to determine if these three treatments have different effects on psychological well-being, the immune system, and the amount of stress hormones in the bloodstream.

Conditions

  • Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness Meditation-Based Stress Reduction

BEHAVIORAL

Supportive-Expressive Group Therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • British Columbia Cancer Agency

    collaborator OTHER

  • Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Linda E Carlson, Ph.D · AHS Cancer Control Alberta

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Completion
2009-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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