Stress Management Training in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Cancer

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

In brief

RATIONALE: Stress management techniques such as muscle relaxation, guided imagery, and abdominal breathing may improve quality of life and decrease emotional distress in patients who are undergoing radiation therapy for cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of stress management training in helping cancer patients cope with the emotional distress of radiation therapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00057733

Run by

University of South Florida

Starts

2003-02-01

Expected to finish

2006-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute — Oakland, California, United States
• Howard University Cancer Center at Howard University Hospital — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Comprehensive Cancer Care Center at Bethesda Memorial Hospital — Boynton Beach, Florida, United States
• H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at University of South Florida — Tampa, Florida, United States
• Cancer Care and Research Pavilion at St. Joseph's/Candler — Savannah, Georgia, United States
• CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks — Springfield, Missouri, United States
• MBCCOP-Our Lady of Mercy Cancer Center — The Bronx, New York, United States
• CCOP - Columbus — Columbus, Ohio, United States
• CCOP - Scott and White Hospital — Temple, Texas, United States
• CCOP - Northwest — Tacoma, Washington, United States

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