Status:
UNKNOWN
Creating Meaning Following Cancer: An Intervention to Improve Existential and Global Quality of Life
Lead Sponsor:
CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
Collaborating Sponsors:
Laval University
Centre de recherche en cancérologie de l'Université Laval
Conditions:
Non-metastatic Cancer
Adjustment Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a cognitive-existential intervention (using either an individual or a group format) to improve the existential and global quality of life of patien...
Detailed Description
People diagnosed with cancer must learn to cope with loss of meaning and empowerment which compromises quality of life. Questions regarding "Why me?", along with universal existential concerns about d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Be of 18 years of age or more;
- Speak French;
- Have received a diagnosis of non-metastatic cancer;
- Be available to participate in the program of 12 weekly group or individual sessions.
Exclusion
- Depressive mood (score greater than 10 on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale depressive subscale) that could interfere with the intervention. Since we specifically target the existential dimension and it might temporarily provoke questioning in patients, high psychological distress must first be addressed using other approaches.
- Diagnosis of metastatic cancer or diagnosis of non-metastatic cancer with a usually fast-growing and unpredictable course, making it unlikely to adhere to the intervention (e.g., pancreatic cancer, acute leukemia, glioblastoma).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
513 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01141933
Start Date
February 1 2009
End Date
August 1 2018
Last Update
March 6 2018
Active Locations (6)
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1
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2
2
Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis
Lévis, Quebec, Canada, G6V 3Z1
3
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2T5
4
CHU de Québec - Université Laval
Québec, Canada, G1R2J6