Study Results
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Basic Information
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TERMINATED
NA
1 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-06-30
2012-08-31
Brief Summary
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* Research suggests that learning more adaptive coping strategies improves psychological adjustment to cancer.
* It is imperative to develop cost-efficient, feasible psychosocial interventions.
* The aim is to test the efficacy of the self administered format of a psycho-educational intervention (NUCARE) in reducing distress and enhancing adaptive coping strategies for cancer patients.
It is hypothesized that:
* patients would show significant reductions in distress (i.e., depression and anxiety) over the 6-week treatment period, and that treatment would produce superior results compared to wait-list; patients would maintain or even increase their improvement up to 3 months following treatment.
* the treatment would enhance more adaptive coping strategies.
* greater self-reported adherence to the treatment/homework would be associated with symptom improvement, more autonomous self-regulation and higher perceived competence for adhering to the coping intervention program.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Immediate Intervention Treatment
Self administered coping intervention
The self administered coping intervention (i.e. NUCARE workbook) aims to teach individuals how to cope with their cancer. The intervention embraces two major areas: (i) the enhancement of a sense of personal control; and (ii) the learning of emotional and instrumental coping responses. The approach emphasizes training in problem-solving, relaxation techniques, cognitive coping skills, goal setting, communication, social support and lifestyle factors. The didactic material of the Nucare program is comprised of a workbook containing 12 chapters addressing the above mentioned aspects.
Wait list
Self administered coping intervention
The self administered coping intervention (i.e. NUCARE workbook) aims to teach individuals how to cope with their cancer. The intervention embraces two major areas: (i) the enhancement of a sense of personal control; and (ii) the learning of emotional and instrumental coping responses. The approach emphasizes training in problem-solving, relaxation techniques, cognitive coping skills, goal setting, communication, social support and lifestyle factors. The didactic material of the Nucare program is comprised of a workbook containing 12 chapters addressing the above mentioned aspects.
Interventions
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Self administered coping intervention
The self administered coping intervention (i.e. NUCARE workbook) aims to teach individuals how to cope with their cancer. The intervention embraces two major areas: (i) the enhancement of a sense of personal control; and (ii) the learning of emotional and instrumental coping responses. The approach emphasizes training in problem-solving, relaxation techniques, cognitive coping skills, goal setting, communication, social support and lifestyle factors. The didactic material of the Nucare program is comprised of a workbook containing 12 chapters addressing the above mentioned aspects.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 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
* 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.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Louise Granofsky-Psychosocial Oncology Program, Segal Cancer Centre, Montreal
UNKNOWN
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dr. Annett Korner, PhD
Associate Member, Psychosocial Oncology Program
Principal Investigators
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Annett Koerner, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Locations
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McGill University Health Centre - Melanoma Clinic & Cedars CanSupport
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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10-327-PSY
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id