Breast Cancer Clinical Trial
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Improving Well-Being in Patients With Stage III-IV Cancer and Their Partners
Summary
This pilot clinical trial studies how well acceptance and commitment therapy works in improving well-being in patients with stage III-IV cancer and their partners. Learning how to accept negative thoughts and feelings and how to live in the present without worrying about the future or past may improve coping skills in patients with stage III-IV cancer and their partners.
Full Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To examine the feasibility and acceptability of couples' acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) (C-ACT).
II. To collect pilot data on the impact of C-ACT on patients' and partners' anxiety, depression, and quality of life.
OUTLINE:
Patients and their partners attend 6 weekly ACT sessions over 60-75 minutes. Couples learn skills of acceptance, avoidance, awareness, values and committed action, mindfulness and values in relationships, and handling persistent worries and concerns. Patients and their partners also do homework assignment after each session.
After completion of the study, patients and their partners are followed up at 1 week.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Diagnosed with stage 3 or 4 breast, cervical, colorectal, endometrial, hepatobiliary, lung, melanoma, gynecological, prostate cancer in the past six months
Married or cohabiting with a significant other of either gender for more than one year
At the time of recruitment, a life expectancy of greater than 6 months and/or a Karnofsky performance status of 80 or above or an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0 or 1
English speaking
No significant hearing impairment that would prevent participation in sessions
Live within a 1 hour commuting distance from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Exclusion Criteria:
Partner cannot have cancer diagnosis (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) and be currently receiving treatment
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There is 1 Location for this study
New Brunswick New Jersey, 08903, United States
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