Anxiety and Depression Levels in Cancer Patients After Self-Application of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

NCT ID: NCT00737399

Last Updated: 2024-04-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: EARLY_PHASE1
• Total Enrollment: 14 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2008-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2028-12-31

Brief Summary

Anxiety and depression have been found to be significant co-occurring conditions in cancer patients. This study examines these and other psychological conditions in patients diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the bile duct, with an average survival time of three to six months post-diagnosis. Participants are taught EFT in telephone and internet group coaching sessions, and have access to an online support forum. They complete the Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale (Mini-MAC), EORTC Quality of Life scale, the PTSD checklist, the Patient Health Questionnaire, and a brief health checklist. Participants also provide medical records confirming their diagnosis, and markers, both before and after the study. The study is expected to enroll 20-15 cholangiocarcinoma patients, and use a within-subjects, time series, repeated measures design. Symptoms are assessed prior to coaching, after four, and again after eight weekly coaching sessions. Follow-ups will occur in one month, three months, and one year. It is hypothesized that a drop in the severity of co-occurring psychological symptoms, pain and insomnia may occur after EFT coaching.

Conditions

Depression

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

1

Lifestyle Counseling with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Lifestyle Counseling with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Two series of four sessions of phone support group coaching instruction in the use of EFT

Interventions

Lifestyle Counseling with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

Two series of four sessions of phone support group coaching instruction in the use of EFT

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma
• Ability to complete forms and attend phone coaching sessions

Exclusion Criteria

• None

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 89 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Soul Medicine Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Dawson Church

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Dawson Church, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Soul Medicine Institute

Locations

Soul Medicine Institute

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Countries

United States

References

Endo I, Gonen M, Yopp AC, Dalal KM, Zhou Q, Klimstra D, D'Angelica M, DeMatteo RP, Fong Y, Schwartz L, Kemeny N, O'Reilly E, Abou-Alfa GK, Shimada H, Blumgart LH, Jarnagin WR. Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: rising frequency, improved survival, and determinants of outcome after resection. Ann Surg. 2008 Jul;248(1):84-96. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318176c4d3.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 18580211 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

http://cholangiocarcinoma.org

Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation

Other Identifiers

SMI-CHOL-82008

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id