Stress Management for Cancer Patients: How Well Does it Work? (C2H-D)

The Ohio State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mood; Stress, Psychological

Treatments: Behavioral: From Cancer to Health (C2H-D)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT02070250

OSU-13127

R25CA163197 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Psychological interventions for cancer patients have been tested and found to reduce stress and improve quality of life. These interventions have been tested at academic medical centers but have not been available for use by community mental health professionals. One such intervention is the Biobehavioral Intervention (BBI), developed by Professor Barbara L. Andersen and colleagues at Ohio State (OSU). Current funding has enabled the investigators to train mental health professionals from across the country to deliver the BBI at their institution. Recently diagnosed cancer patients who are participating in the BBI group at these institutions may participate in a research study completing self report measures asking about psychological and behavioral outcomes (for example, mood, stress, diet and physical activity). The investigators hypothesize that individuals participating in the intervention will report improvements in outcomes, such as reduced stress and improved mood, reduced symptoms of the disease and treatment, etc., after completing the intervention and continue to report these improvements up to 6 months after the group ends. OSU will coordinate this data collection project but information about participating sites is listed in http://clinicaltrials.gov.

Enrollment: 158 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Recent initial diagnosis of cancer without metastatic disease
• Able to speak/read English

Exclusion Criteria: Those with concurrent diagnoses of

• Organic brain syndrome
• Dementia
• Mental retardation
• non-English speaking
• Significant sensory deficit
• Severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, psychotic disorder)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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158 participants in 1 patient group

From Cancer to Health (C2H-D)

Experimental group

Description:

Individuals participating in the From Cancer to Health (C2H-D) Stress Management Psychological Intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: From Cancer to Health (C2H-D)