The Mediating Effects of Decentering on Self-Management of Stress and End of Life Planning
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Stage IV Gastrointestinal Cancer, Advanced Gynecological Cancer
In brief
Caregivers of persons with cancer may face many challenges as they support and care for a person receiving treatment. Sometimes having to help make treatment decisions for a patient can cause distress for caregivers. The purpose of this study is to evaluate 2 different electronic approaches to providing support for a caregiver. One group will have access to an on-line program with videos, providing education on decision making strategies for caregivers of patients with cancer, to watch and a daily meditation application and the other group will have access to the daily meditation application. Investigators will randomly assign participants to each group.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02842047
- Run by
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2016-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-03-09
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-04-04
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- caregivers of patients who have been diagnosed with Stage IV gastrointestinal (GI) cancer
- coming with the patient at the Seidman Comprehensive Cancer Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center (UHCMC)
- have access to the internet and a computer, tablet, or smart phone, and
- speak and comprehend English.
You may not qualify if…
- currently practicing mindfulness-based interventions (yoga, meditation, deep breathing)
- require psychotherapy within the last three months
- have a history of dementia, major neurological illness
- pregnant
- history of a medical condition or procedure that is contraindicated for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanning (i.e. cardiac pacemaker, sternal wires, or metal implants); and
- claustrophobia requiring anxiolytics or sedation; or
- expect to relocate from Northeast, Ohio within 2 months
Where it is running
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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