Trial reportJournal of behavioral medicine2021
Mindfulness-based stress reduction for breast cancer survivors (MBSR(BC)): evaluating mediators of psychological and physical outcomes in a large randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Journal of behavioral medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01177124 (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Symptom Cluster Trial for Breast Cancer Survivors
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of different mind-body exercises on quality of life and cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Reducing Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Psycho-oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of the effects of cognitive-supportive-relaxation multimodal psychosocial intervention on fear of cancer recurrence and psychological resilience in breast cancer patients: a network meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based therapies for mental health and quality of life of breast cancer patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.International journal of clinical oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of mindfulness-based therapy on spiritual well-being in breast cancer patients: a randomized controlled study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Trial
- Mindfulness-based interventions and cognitive behavioral therapy for depression, anxiety, and stress in adults with chronic conditions: a stratified subgroup meta-analysis.Npj mental health research · 2026Article
- Interventions to Reduce Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among People With Cancer: Scoping Review.JMIR cancer · 2026Article
- Development of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program for Hematologic Malignancy Patients: A Delphi Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction versus usual care in patients with breast cancer: a meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Enhancing recovery in non-small cell lung cancer patients through mindfulness training and Jinshui Liujun decoction supplementation.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction training and supplemented Jinshui Liujun decoction promote recovery in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.World journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Meditation-Based Therapies for Chronic Neuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2024Review
- The Mechanisms of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer Patients and Survivors: A Systematic Review.Psychology of consciousness (Washington, D.C.) · 2023Article
- Altered self-reported resting state mediates the effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on mental health: a longitudinal path model analysis within a community-based randomized trial with 6-months follow-up.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reductionTranslational cancer research · 2022Article
- Review
- Mindfulness Affects the Level of Psychological Distress in Patients With Lung CancerFrontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Mindfulness and Psychosocial Symptoms in People with Cancer: Testing Rumination and Experiential Avoidance as Mediators, and Sex as a Moderator.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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Abstract
MBSR(BC) is known to have a positive impact on psychological and physical symptoms among breast cancer survivors (BCS). The cognitive mechanisms of "how" MBSR(BC) works was addressed in a recent study that found that there was strong consistent evidence that reduced emotional reactivity is a mediator and moderate consistent evidence that mindfulness, rumination, and worry were mediators. The purpose of this study, as part of a larger R01 trial, was to test whether positive effects achieved from the MBSR(BC) program were mediated through changes in increased mindfulness, decreased fear of breast cancer recurrence, and perceived stress. Female BCS > 21 years diagnosed with Stage 0-III breast cancer were randomly assigned to a 6-week MBSR(BC) or a Usual Care (UC)regimen. Potential mediators of 6- and 12-week outcomes were identified by analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), followed by formal mediational analyses of main effects of MBSR(BC) on 6- and 12-week outcomes, including percentage of total effects explained. Among 322 BCS (167 MBSR(BC) and 155 UC), fear of recurrence and perceived stress, but not mindfulness, mediated reductions in anxiety and fatigue at weeks 6 and 12, partially supporting our hypothesis of cognitive mechanisms of MBSR(BC).
trial registrationRegistration Number: NCT01177124 http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov.
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