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The Effect of Cognitive Behavior Intervention on Psychological Distress of Cancer Patients and Their Family Members

A study testing cognitive-behavior groups in people with Cancer, run by Rambam Health Care Campus at 1 site in Israel.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of cognitive behavior group intervention with cancer patients and their family members. Around 80 cancer patients and their family members will participate in group intervention and will be compared with 80 controls. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Cancer
What is being tested?
cognitive-behavior groups
How many people
320 participants
Where
1 siteIsrael
Study dates
Jul 2004to Dec 2005
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Hebrew speaking

Who cannot join

  • psychiatric condition

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Georgeta Fried contact

972 4 853018

Israel1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Rambam medical center, Oncology department

    Haifa

    Miri Cohen, PhD, 972 52 3688623, cohenm@research.haifa.ac.il

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Evaluation of the Effect of Cognitive Behavior Intervention on Psychological Distress of Cancer Patients and Their Family Members

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of cognitive behavior group intervention with cancer patients and their family members. Around 80 cancer patients and their family members will participate in group intervention and will be compared with 80 controls.

Read the detailed description

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of cognitive behavior group intervention with cancer patients and their family members. Around 80 cancer patients and their family members will participate in group intervention and will be compared with 80 controls (randomized control study). Brief Symptom Inventory,Fatigue inventory, Mini Sleep Questionnaire and repression-sensitization questionnaire will be answered by the participants pre-, post-intervention and after four months.

Conditions
Cancer
Being tested
cognitive-behavior groups
Keywords
cancer patients, family, cognitive behavior, distress
Medical subject headings
Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • cognitive-behavior groupsBehavioural

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Reduction in psychological distress, level of fatigue and sleep problems

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Jan 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2004
  3. Study completionDec 2005

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
320 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00279474
Sponsor's protocol ID
1951CTIL
Status last verified
Oct 2005
First submitted
17 Jan 2006
Last updated
19 Jan 2006
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing cognitive-behavior groups in people with Cancer, run by Rambam Health Care Campus at 1 site in Israel.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Jan 2006. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Israel. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Miri Cohen (972 523 688623, cohenm@research.haifa.ac.il), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Reduction in psychological distress, level of fatigue and sleep problems. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Jan 2006.

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