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COMpassion FOcused Therapy and Breathing Pattern REtraining After Cancer Recurrence

NCT05518591 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2022-08-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate how effective a particular psychological intervention is at reducing psychological distress for people who were diagnosed with cancer 'recurrence' since the beginning of the COVID pandemic.

Conditions

  • Psychological Distress
  • Cancer Recurrence

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) combined with Breathing Pattern Retraining (BPR)

Study participants in the experimental arm of the study are being asked to take part in a 6-week, virtual, psychological therapy group involving compassion focused therapy and breathing pattern retraining. This group involves exercises in practicing self-compassion, emotional regulation, and breathing retraining. Each group session lasts less than two hours, per week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Irish Cancer Society

    collaborator OTHER

  • University College Dublin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sinead Lynch, PhD · MMUH

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-25
Primary Completion
2023-03-31
Completion
2023-06-30

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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