Stress Management Therapy in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cancer, Psychological Stress, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

In brief

RATIONALE: A stress-management program may improve quality of life and reduce anxiety and depression in patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well stress management therapy works in patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00377130

Run by

University of South Florida

People needed

442

Starts

2006-12-01

Expected to finish

2010-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-01-31

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• At least 18 years of age
• Newly diagnosed with cancer
• Scheduled to receive a minimum of 4 cycles of intravenous chemotherapy
• Able and willing to give informed consent to participate

You may not qualify if…

• Had intravenous chemotherapy prior to study entry
• Are scheduled to receive radiotherapy prior to the end of the fourth cycle
• Have severe depression or other severe psychiatric disorders

Where it is running

• CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute — Oakland, California, United States
• Bay Area Tumor Institute — Oakland, California, United States
• Howard University Cancer Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• MBCCOP - JHS Hospital of Cook County — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Savoy Medical Center — Mamou, Louisiana, United States
• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Monroe — Monroe, Louisiana, United States
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport — Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
• Feist-Weiller Cancer Center at Louisiana State University Health Sciences — Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
• CCOP - Beaumont — Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
• William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak Campus — Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
• William Beaumont Hospital - Troy Campus — Troy, Michigan, United States
• MeritCare Bemidji — Bemidji, Minnesota, United States
• St. John's Regional Health Center — Springfield, Missouri, United States
• CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks — Springfield, Missouri, United States
• Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South — Springfield, Missouri, United States
• Newark Beth Israel Medical Center — Newark, New Jersey, United States
• Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center — The Bronx, New York, United States
• Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center at White Plains Hospital Center — White Plains, New York, United States
• CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium — Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
• Southeastern Medical Oncology Center - Goldsboro — Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
• Pardee Memorial Hospital — Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
• High Point Regional Hospital — High Point, North Carolina, United States
• Iredell Memorial Hospital — Statesville, North Carolina, United States
• Contra Costa Regional Medical Center — Martinez, California, United States

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