Trial Information
Enhancing Coping Skills in Patients With Cancer - a Randomized Controlled Study
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18+ years of age,
- able to read English,
- a cancer patient presenting at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) interested
in participating,
- willing to receive minimal therapist contact (by telephone) and self administered
therapy,
- able to give their own consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- currently receiving psychological/psychiatric treatment/counselling,
- indicate at the time of recruitment that they intend to seek psychological treatment
elsewhere during the study period,
- a history of psychosis or bipolar disorder,
- substance abuse/dependence in last 6 months,
- taking psychotropic medication with altering dosages in the past 3 months.
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Outcome Measure:
Change in The Health Education Impact Questionnaire from pre to post intervention, at 6 weeks post intervention, and 3 months post intervention
Outcome Time Frame:
pre-intervention (week 0), post intervention (week 6), 6 weeks post intervention, 3 months post intervention
Safety Issue:
No
Principal Investigator
Annett Koerner, PhD
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
McGill University Health Center
Authority:
Canada: Ethics Review Committee
Study ID:
10-327-PSY
NCT ID:
NCT01359072
Start Date:
June 2011
Completion Date:
August 2012
Related Keywords:
- Cancer
- coping
- psychological distress
- self-administered intervention