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Mindfulness-based intervention for teenagers with cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise, Marie Achille, Serge Sultan, Majorie Vadnais

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Trial report in Trials, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01783418 (A Randomized, Wait-list Controlled Clinical Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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A Randomized, Wait-list Controlled Clinical Trial: the Effects of a Mindfulness-based Intervention on Quality of Life, Sleep and Mood in Adolescents With Cancer.

TypeinterventionalSponsorSt. Justine's HospitalRan2012 to 2014Enrolled15ConditionsPediatric CancerArmsMindfulness Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Mindfulness-based Intervention for Female Adolescents with Chronic Pain: A Pilot Randomized Trial.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Catherine Malboeuf-HurtubiseUniversité de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. catherine.malboeuf-hurtubise@umontreal.ca
Marie Achille
Serge Sultan
Majorie Vadnais

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIndividuals living with cancer must learn to face not only the physical symptoms of their condition, but also the anxiety and uncertainty related to the progression of the disease, the anticipation of physical and emotional pain related to illness and treatment, the significant changes implied in living with cancer, as well as the fear of recurrence after remission. Mindfulness-based meditation constitutes a promising option to alleviate these manifestations. METHODS/

designThis article presents the rationale and protocol development for a research project aimed at evaluating the effects of a mindfulness-based meditation intervention on quality of life, sleep, and mood in adolescents with cancer compared to a control group. A prospective, longitudinal, experimental design involving three time points (baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up) and two groups (experimental and control) was developed for this project. Participants will be assigned randomly to either group. Eligible participants are adolescents aged 11 to 18 years with a diagnosis of cancer, with no specific selection/exclusion based on type, stage, or trajectory of cancer. A final sample size of 28 participants is targeted. Adolescents in the experimental group will be completing the mindfulness meditation intervention, taught by two trained therapists. The intervention will comprise of eight weekly sessions, lasting 90 min each. Once the follow-up assessment is completed by the experimental group, wait-list controls will be offered to complete the mindfulness-based program. Intra-group analyses will serve to evaluate the impact of the mindfulness-based meditation intervention on quality of life, sleep, and mood pre-post intervention, as well as follow-up. Analyses will also be used to carry out inter-group comparisons between the experimental group and the wait-list controls. Voluntary participation, risk of attrition, and the small sample size are potential limitations of this project. In spite of possible limitations, this project will be one among very few aimed at improving quality of life, sleep, and mood in adolescents living with cancer, will evaluate the potential benefits of such a practice on both psychological and physical health of youth with cancer, and help in creating mindfulness-based intervention programs, in order to provide the necessary psychological help to adolescents living with cancer.

trial registrationTRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT01783418.

Indexed as

Adolescent BehaviorChild BehaviorMeditationMental HealthResearch DesignAdolescentAffectChildClinical ProtocolsCost of IllnessHumansLongitudinal StudiesNeoplasmsProspective StudiesQuality of LifeQuebec

Identifiers

PMID23663534
PMCPMC3655094

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