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Trial reportInternational journal of behavioral medicine2019

Moderators of Cognitive Therapy and Bright Light Therapy Effects on Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Breast Cancer.

Caroline Desautels, Josée Savard, Hans Ivers

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of behavioral medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01637103 (Treatment of Depressive Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT01637103 nacompletednot on this map

Treatment of Depressive Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients: Comparison of Cognitive Therapy and Bright Light Therapy

TypeinterventionalSponsorCHU de Quebec-Universite LavalRan2011 to 2015Enrolled62ConditionsTreatment of Depressive Symptoms in Cancer PatientsArmsCognitive therapy of depression, Bright light therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Caroline DesautelsSchool of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9660-5538
Josée SavardSchool of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada. josee.savard@psy.ulaval.ca.
Hans IversSchool of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Université Laval · CAHôtel-Dieu de Québec · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCognitive therapy (CT) and bright light therapy (BLT) have been found to be effective to treat depressive symptoms in breast cancer patients. No study has investigated the baseline patients' characteristics that are associated with better outcomes with CT vs. BLT in this population. This study aimed to assess, in breast cancer patients, the moderating role of eight clinical variables on the effects of CT and BLT on depressive symptoms.

methodsThis is a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial conducted in 59 women who received an 8-week CT or BLT and completed questionnaires evaluating depression and possible moderating variables.

resultsPatients benefited more from BLT when they had no prior history of major depressive disorder, higher depression scores on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) at baseline, a greater initial preference for BLT, and when they received BLT during spring or summer. Patients benefited more from CT when they had a lower initial preference for receiving CT, higher depression scores on the HADS-D, and seasonal depressive symptoms.

conclusionsAlthough replication is needed, findings of this study suggest the existence of different profiles of patients more likely to benefit from CT and BLT.

trial registrationNCT01637103 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01637103.

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AdultBreast NeoplasmsCognitive Behavioral TherapyDepressionFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPhototherapySeasonsTreatment OutcomeBreast cancerBright light therapyCognitive therapyDepressive symptomsModerator

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