Stress Management Therapy for Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- Determine if a self-administered stress management intervention is effective in
improving quality of life and decreasing psychological distress (anxiety and
depression) in Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients receiving cancer chemotherapy.
Secondary
- Determine if the degree of acculturation in Hispanics influences the observed
helpfulness of the intervention.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to
participating center, use of psychotropic drugs (yes vs no), and ethnicity (Hispanic vs
non-Hispanic). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
- Arm I (self-administered stress management training plus usual psychosocial care):
Patients receive a video DVD, audio CD, and brochure that provides information and
instruction in 3 stress management training techniques (progressive muscle relaxation
training and guided imagery, abdominal breathing, and coping skills training) to use
during chemotherapy. Patients also receive usual psychosocial care.
- Arm II (usual psychosocial care only): Patients receive usual psychosocial care.
Patients complete questionnaires to assess mood, quality of life, and other factors at
baseline and before chemotherapy courses 2, 3, and 4.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 442 patients will be accrued for this study.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Quality of life
Assessed at baseline (before first chemotherapy cycle) and just before the start of the second, third and fourth chemotherapy cycles.
After 4th chemotherapy cycle
No
Teletia Taylor, PhD
Study Chair
Howard University Cancer Center
United States: Federal Government
SCUSF 0501
NCT00377130
December 2006
Name | Location |
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CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium | Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104-4241 |
MeritCare Bemidji | Bemidji, Minnesota 56601 |
CCOP - MeritCare Hospital | Fargo, North Dakota 58122 |
CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute | Oakland, California 94609-3305 |
CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks | Springfield, Missouri 65807 |
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark, New Jersey 07112 |
CCOP - Columbus | Columbus, Ohio 43206 |
CCOP - Scott and White Hospital | Temple, Texas 76508 |
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport | Shreveport, Louisiana 71130 |
CCOP - Northwest | Tacoma, Washington 98405-0986 |
CCOP - Beaumont | Royal Oak, Michigan 48073-6769 |
Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South | Springfield, Missouri 65807 |
St. John's Regional Health Center | Springfield, Missouri 65804 |
Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center | Bronx, New York 10466 |
William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak Campus | Royal Oak, Michigan 48073 |
Adena Regional Medical Center | Chillicothe, Ohio 54601 |
Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health | Columbus, Ohio 43228 |
Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care | Columbus, Ohio 43214 |
Grady Memorial Hospital | Delaware, Ohio 43015 |
Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital | Marietta, Ohio 45750 |
Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital | Newark, Ohio 43055 |
Genesis - Good Samaritan Hospital | Zanesville, Ohio 43701 |
Howard University Cancer Center | Washington, District of Columbia 20060 |
Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital | Columbus, Ohio 43222 |
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Monroe | Monroe, Louisiana 71210 |
Feist-Weiller Cancer Center at Louisiana State University Health Sciences | Shreveport, Louisiana 71130-3932 |
Iredell Memorial Hospital | Statesville, North Carolina 28677 |
Forsyth Regional Cancer Center at Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103 |
Grant Medical Center Cancer Care | Columbus, Ohio 43215 |
Mount Carmel St. Ann's Cancer Center | Westerville, Ohio 43081 |
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County | Chicago, Illinois 60612-9985 |
Pardee Memorial Hospital | Hendersonville, North Carolina 28791 |
Bay Area Tumor Institute | Oakland, California 94609 |
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez, California 94553-3156 |
High Point Regional Hospital | High Point, North Carolina 27261 |
William Beaumont Hospital - Troy Campus | Troy, Michigan 48085 |
MBCCOP - JHS Hospital of Cook County | Chicago, Illinois 60612 |
Southeastern Medical Oncology Center - Goldsboro | Goldsboro, North Carolina 27534 |
Roger Maris Cancer Center at MeritCare Hospital | Fargo, North Dakota 58122 |
Scott and White Cancer Institute | Temple, Texas 76508 |
Southeastern Medical Oncology Center - Wilson | Wilson, North Carolina 27893 |
Savoy Medical Center | Mamou, Louisiana 70554 |
Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center at White Plains Hospital Center | White Plains, New York 10601 |
Mount Carmel Hospital East | Columbus, Ohio 43215 |
Springfield Regional Cancer Center | Springfield, Ohio 45504 |
Rainier Physicians - NWMS | Puyallup, Washington 98372 |