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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023

Group-based body psychotherapy improves appreciation of body awareness in post-treatment cancer patients: A non-randomized clinical trial.

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 Frontiers in psychology, 2023. 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, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Astrid Grossert *Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Cornelia Meffert *Department 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 WössmerDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, 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.
University of Basel · CHUniversity Hospital of Basel · CHKantonsspital Winterthur · CHPhilipps University of Marburg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Cancer-related impairments often co-occur with bodily disturbances. Body psychotherapy (BPT) can improve bodily wellbeing, yet evidence in cancer survivors is scarce. Hence, we aimed to evaluate whether blended group BPT alleviates bodily disturbances in post-treatment cancer patients. Methods: We conducted a bi-center study (registered in ClinicalTrials.gov, under No. NCT03707548), applying a pre-post convergent parallel design of weekly group BPT interspersed with smartphone-based ambulatory interventions using a waiting-period comparator. We included patients with completed curatively intended treatment for malignant neoplasms, suffering from bodily disturbances. The primary outcome was body image disturbances. Secondary outcomes were experiencing and appreciating body awareness, mental wellbeing, and health-related quality of life. Results: Forty patients (mean age 51.7 years) attended group BPT. Mixed-effect linear regression models contrasting intervention with the waiting period did not show statistically significant differences regarding the primary outcome [Pre-post difference contrasts: 1.44, 95% confidence interval (CI): -1.51 to 4.93, Discussion: We found no evidence that blended group BPT was effective in improving body image disturbances in post-treatment cancer patients, but found indications for an increase in body awareness appreciation. Clinical trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT03707548.

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bodily disturbancesbody awarenessintegrative body psychotherapymalignant neoplasmsPsycho-Oncologypsychotherapy

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