Clinical trial · Interventional
Mindfulness for Lung Cancer Patients and Partners
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for Patients With Lung Cancer and Their Partners: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
NCT01494883CI-TRIAL-00019099completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The aim of the current study is to examine the (cost)effectiveness of mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) in comparison with treatment as usual for patients with lung cancer and their partners.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Treatment as usual
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Mindfulnes Based Stress Reduction
- description
- A weekly training of eight session lasting two and a half hours.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change from baseline in Psychological Distress at 3 and 6 months
- timeFrame
- at 0, 3, 6 months
Secondary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Change from baseline in Marital satisfaction at 3 and 6 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Cytologically or histologically proven non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. * Patients can participate after lung cancer diagnosis, from start of treatment or after treatment. * Sufficient understanding of Dutch language. Exclusion Criteria: * Former participation in MBSR or MBCT course. * Current psychological treatment by psychologist or psychiatrist. * Cognitive impairments hampering participation in MBSR and completion of questionnaires. * Physical impairments prohibiting participation in MBSR training.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDSchellekens MP, van den Hurk DG, Prins JB, Molema J, Donders AR, Woertman WH, van der Drift MA, Speckens AE. Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial comparing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with treatment as usual in reducing psychological distress in patients with lung cancer and their partners: the MILON study. BMC Cancer. 2014 Jan 3;14:3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-3. PMID 24386906