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ArticleBMC psychology2019

A clinical trial of group-based body psychotherapy to improve bodily disturbances in post-treatment cancer patients in combination with randomized controlled smartphone-triggered bodily interventions (KPTK): study protocol.

Astrid Grossert, Cornelia Meffert, Viviane Hess, Christoph Rochlitz, Miklos Pless, Sabina Hunziker, Brigitta Wössmer, Ulfried Geuter, Gunther Meinlschmidt, Rainer Schaefert

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Article in BMC psychology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03707548 (A Clinical Trial of Group-based Body Psychotherapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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A Clinical Trial of Group-based Body Psychotherapy (BPT) to Improve Bodily Disturbances in Post-treatment Cancer Patients in Combination With Randomized Controlled Smartphone-triggered Bodily Interventions

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital, Basel, SwitzerlandRan2018 to 2019Enrolled88ConditionsCancer PatientsArmsBPT, Smartphone-triggered bodily interventions, Smartphone triggered control intervention
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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Astrid GrossertDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Cornelia MeffertDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Viviane HessDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Christoph RochlitzDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Miklos PlessDepartment of Medical Oncology, Winterthur Cantonal Hospital, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Sabina HunzikerDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Brigitta WössmerOutpatient practice for psychotherapy, Olten, Switzerland.
Ulfried GeuterInstitute for Sports and Motology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Gunther MeinlschmidtDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Rainer SchaefertDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland. rainer.schaefert@unibas.ch.
University Hospital of Basel · CHUniversity of Basel · CHKantonsschule Olten · CHKantonsspital Winterthur · CHPhilipps University of Marburg · DE

Funding

Krebsforschung Schweiz KLS-4304-08-2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDisturbances in bodily well-being represent one key source of suffering and impairment related to cancer. There is growing evidence that body psychotherapy (BPT) is efficacious for the treatment of various mental disorders. However, with regard to cancer patients, evidence is scarce. The aims of this project are to evaluate whether bodily disturbances in post-treatment cancer patients can be improved by group BPT, and to estimate the efficacy of intermittent smartphone-triggered bodily interventions.

methodsThe project is a bi-center study with two participating centers in Switzerland, applying a pre-post convergent parallel design of a weekly group BPT using a waiting-period comparator, including a nested RCT during the group BPT phase. During the BPT phase, either a smartphone-triggered bodily intervention or a smartphone-triggered control intervention is provided at random over 5 consecutive weeks, on 6 days weekly. Patients who had received curatively intended treatment for any malignant neoplasm (treatment being completed ≥3 months) and are suffering from bodily disturbances are screened to assess eligibility. Sample size estimation is based on an a priori power analysis. We plan to include a total of N = 88 subjects, aiming at at least 52 completers. Patients are surveyed three times (baseline assessment (T0), pre- (T1) and post-intervention assessment (T2)), and on a daily basis along BPT during five consecutive weeks. The primary outcome, bodily disturbances, is assessed using the 'Body Image Scale'(BIS). For the secondary outcomes standardized questionnaires are used to assess changes in experience of presence and vitality, mood, body mindfulness, somatic symptoms and somatic symptom disorder, quality of life, anxiety, and depression including suicidal tendency, vitality and mental health, as well as group cohesion. Using semi standardized interviews (at T0 and T2), we aim to explore the relation of BPT with bodily disturbances and body image in post-treatment cancer patients, as well as the acceptance and burden of the intervention. DISCUSSION: The proposed study has strong potential benefits for cancer patients, as it may pave the way for new therapeutic approaches to treat bodily disturbances, which persist despite curative tumor therapy. These may considerably improve patients' biopsychosocial well-being and quality of life.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03707548 (registered 9 October 2018; retrospectively registered).

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Body ImageNeoplasmsPsychotherapy, GroupSmartphoneAdultAffectAnxietyDepressionHumansMulticenter Studies as TopicQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeBodily disturbancesBody awarenessBody psychotherapyCancerGroupIntegrative body psychotherapyPsycho-oncologyQuality of lifeSmartphone-triggered interventions

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PMCPMC6936033
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