Clinical trial · Interventional
MBCT and CBT for Depression in Patients After Cancer: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Individual Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Depression in Patients After Cancer: a Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT02619916CI-TRIAL-00022239unknownN/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 purpose of this study is to determine whether mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are effective in reducing depressive symptoms in patients after cancer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depressive Symptoms | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- MBCT
- description
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- CBT
- description
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- TAU
- description
- Treatment as usual
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed consent * Completion of curative cancer treatment (for primary diagnosis of cancer or possible recurrence of cancer) at least one year ago and no longer than five years ago. * Currently no active cancer. * ≥ 18 at the time of diagnosis of cancer and ≤ 75 at inclusion. * Depressive symptoms as assessed by a Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) score ≥ 10 (indicating presence of at least mild depressive symptoms). * Being able to read, write, and speak Dutch. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe psychiatric co-morbidity (i.e. acute suicidal ideations or behavior, recently experienced psychosis, diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, drug abuse or substance dependence, serious cognitive or neurological problems). * Receiving psychological treatment for depressive symptoms, currently or less than two months prior to study participation. * Unstable antidepressant medication regimen two months prior to inclusion of the study
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