Bibliotherapy for Patients With Cancer

McGill University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Other: Self-help book

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01718574

2888

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a self-help workbook in enhancing a sense of empowerment, coping, quality of life and reducing distress for patients with cancer.

Enrollment: 89 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18+ years of age
• been diagnosed with cancer
• can read English

Exclusion criteria

-participating in the "Think Smart, Live Well" group

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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89 participants in 2 patient groups

Self-help book

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Self-help book

Usual Care Control

No Intervention group