The Role of Emotional Processing in Improving the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer - Female
- Depressive Symptoms
- Emotions
- Fatigue
- Inflammation
- Pain
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)Masking Description: The control group is designed to be similar to the intervention, participants will be engaged in interacting with art materials. Research assistants will be blinded to group allocation when collecting data.Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Only males
Description
The study is a randomized controlled study with careful controls. Our study population is comprised of 240 BC patients in palliative and curative care (comprised of 50% Jewish and 50% Arab). This population will be randomized to receive a standard art therapy intervention or a comparison group. The ...
The study is a randomized controlled study with careful controls. Our study population is comprised of 240 BC patients in palliative and curative care (comprised of 50% Jewish and 50% Arab). This population will be randomized to receive a standard art therapy intervention or a comparison group. The AT intervention is an 8-week group intervention comprised of 8 1.5 hour weekly sessions conducted by an experienced Art Therapist The comparison group will engage in the coloring of prefabricated shapes (mandalas) and will receive Psychoeducation on topics related to coping with BC, identical to the topics of the AT group. This design will allow the study to test the mechanism of AT that is beyond the effects of time with a group, focus on a task and engagement with art materials.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03377816
- Collaborators
- University of Arizona
- Monash University
- Rambam Health Care Campus
- Rabin Medical Center
- Ziv Medical Center
- Investigators
- Not Provided
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