Dyadic Intervention for Psychological Distress of Patients With Colorectal Cancer and Their Spouses

Sun Yat-sen University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Cancer

Treatments: Other: 6-week dyadic intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06326437

1223

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of a dyadic intervention on mutuality, psychological strengths (i.e., illness cognition and dyadic coping), illness-related communication, psychological distress, and QoL outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer and spouses. The colorectal cancer couples were randomly allocated to the intervention group to receive a 6-week dyadic intervention, or to the control group to receive the usual care provided by the clinical team in the hospital.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 59 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

patients and spouses aged 20 years or older patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer within the past year Patients scored ≥ 22 points on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale assessment patients and spouses able to read simplified Chinese

Exclusion criteria

psychiatric problems requiring active treatment other terminal illnesses, such as advanced cancer currently undergoing psychotherapy or participating in similar trials

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

6-week dyadic intervention

Experimental group

Description:

A 6-week psychosocial dyadic programme comprises 6 weekly 60-90min internet-based sessions.

Treatment:

Other: 6-week dyadic intervention

Usual care

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group to receive the usual care provided by the clinical team in the hospital.