Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Based Interventions on Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment for Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer

NCT ID: NCT05741255

Last Updated: 2023-02-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-05

Study Completion Date

2023-02-05

Brief Summary

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The present study aims to:

Determine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy-based interventions on mental health and cognitive impairment for patients with advanced colorectal cancer.

Research Hypothesis:

Cancer patients who receive acceptance and commitment therapy-based interventions will exhibit better mental health and lower cognitive impairments than those who didn't receive it.

Detailed Description

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6\) Patients' medical charts in the unit will be reviewed to identify those who meet the inclusion criteria. Patients who meet the predetermined inclusion criteria will be randomly recruited in the study. After random sampling and dividing patients into two groups of study and control. Patients from the study and control groups will be interviewed individually by the researcher to apply the study tools. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy will be carried out for patients in the study group while those in the control group will be left without any intervention to undergo the usual unit routine care.

7\) The researcher was undergoing a period of training on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) through online academic training at Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) for 8 weeks with 16 credits hours'certificate by (Harris, 2015). Before embarking on the actual study, the researcher passed through independent teaching about acceptance and commitment therapy under the direction, guidance, and supervision of the thesis supervisors. This included a discussion of the theoretical foundation of ACT as well as the accuracy and appropriateness of the exercises used and needed for each session.

8\) The therapy consisted of six sessions, each session of acceptance and commitment therapy was developed based on general and specific objectives. An expert professor in the nursing education field revised the ACT sessions' overall objectives and the specific ones. The overall objectives of each session and the content of the sessions were translated into Arabic.

Conditions

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mental Health, Cognitive Impairment,Colorectal Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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STUDY GROUP

After random sampling and dividing patients into two groups of study and control. Patients from the study and control groups will be interviewed individually by the researcher to apply the study tools. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy will be carried out for patients in the study group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

type of mindful psychotherapy that helps you stay focused on the present moment and accept thoughts and feelings without judgment. It aims to help you move forward through difficult emotions so you can put your energy into healing instead of dwelling on the negative.

Control group

Those in the control group will be left without any intervention to undergo the usual unit routine care.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

type of mindful psychotherapy that helps you stay focused on the present moment and accept thoughts and feelings without judgment. It aims to help you move forward through difficult emotions so you can put your energy into healing instead of dwelling on the negative.

Interventions

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

type of mindful psychotherapy that helps you stay focused on the present moment and accept thoughts and feelings without judgment. It aims to help you move forward through difficult emotions so you can put your energy into healing instead of dwelling on the negative.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Are not participating in any type of psychotherapy, score high in the cognitive impairment questionnaire.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Alexandria University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mahmoud Khedr

Lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Faculty of Nursing

Alexandria, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

Other Identifiers

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1322023

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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