Clinical trial · Interventional
A Pilot Study of the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy With a Post-Upper GI Cancer Population
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Unable to recruit sufficient number of participants in the time available.
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This pilot research study aims to assess the effectiveness of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT; Hayes Strosahl \& Wilson, 2011) group based intervention at improving quality of life (QOL) and increasing Psychological Flexibility with survivors of Upper GI cancer following curative treatment. Participants will be invited to take part in an eight week intervention with outcomes being measured at baseline, midpoint, post-intervention and two month follow up. Outcomes will be compared with a randomised control group who will receive treatment as usual. Research has indicated that this population are under considerable psychological distress however within the UK there are currently no specifically tailored psychological interventions on offer to reduce this distress (Dempster, McCorry, Brennan, Donnelly, Murray \& Johnston, 2012).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esophageal Cancer | Malignant Esophageal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance and Commitment Therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention
- description
- Acceptance and commitment therapy group
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Comparison
- description
- Treatment as usual
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in psychological flexibility assessed using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II
- timeFrame
- Pretest, approximately 8 weeks later and then another 3 months later
Secondary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults diagnosed with Upper GI/ Oesophageal cancer that have undergone an oesphagectomy between three to 12 months previously Exclusion Criteria: * Are in receipt of a psychological intervention specifically to deal with the side effects of their oesphagectomy prior to stating the study group. * Have had a reoccurrence of the disease since their operation * Show evidence of cognitive impairment which may impede their ability to engage with the intervention. * Are zero to 3 months post medical intervention to cure their Upper GI/oesophageal cancer (oesphagetomy procedure).
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