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A Randomized Clinical Trial on the Effect of Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation for the Management of Pain, Stress, Anxiety and Depression as a Means to Improve the Psychological Well-being and the Quality of Life for Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer


N/A
18 Years
72 Years
Not Enrolling
Both
Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer

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Trial Information

A Randomized Clinical Trial on the Effect of Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation for the Management of Pain, Stress, Anxiety and Depression as a Means to Improve the Psychological Well-being and the Quality of Life for Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer


Inclusion Criteria:



- Clinical diagnosis of breast or prostate cancer

- Must be able to follow instructions

- Good cognitive ability

- Willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

- Use of cortisone

- Xerostomia

- oral mucositis

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Outcome Measure:

Stress

Outcome Description:

Saliva α-amylase and saliva cortisol

Outcome Time Frame:

20 months

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Andreas I Charalambous, PhD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Cyprus University of Technology

Authority:

Cyprus: Cyprus National Bio-Ethics Committee

Study ID:

AC-GIPMR-85

NCT ID:

NCT01275872

Start Date:

April 2010

Completion Date:

October 2011

Related Keywords:

  • Breast Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • guided imagery
  • progressive muscle relaxation
  • complimentary and alternative medicine
  • quality of life
  • stress
  • pain
  • anxiety
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Muscle Hypotonia
  • Prostatic Neoplasms

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