Clinical trial · Interventional
Effect of Intercessory Prayer in Patients With Breast Cancer in Radiotherapy Treatment: Clinical Trial
Effect of Intercessory Prayer on the Levels of Psychological Variables, Spiritual and Biological of Patients With Breast Cancer in Radiotherapy Treatment: Clinical Trial
- 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)
Living with breast cancer and forms of treatment, among them radiation therapy can cause both side effects such as pain, fatigue and skin changes that affect the well-being, as anxiety, feelings of isolation and changes in routine, which generate existential conflicts and allow the origin of the spiritual anguish phenomenon, which in turn, aggravates the physical and emotional symptoms and the ability to fight the disease. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the effect of intercessory prayer on levels of spiritual distress, religious / spiritual coping, psychological morbidity (anxiety and depression) and amylase levels salivary present in patients with breast cancer radiotherapy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| intercessory prayer | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Radiotherapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- intercessory prayer group
- description
- Patients in the experimental group receive prayer of intercession during radiotherapy treatment.
- interventionNames
- Other: intercessory prayer
- Radiation: Radiotherapy
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Radiotherapy Treatment
- description
- Patients in the radiotherapy group not receive prayer of intercession during radiotherapy treatment.
- interventionNames
- Radiation: Radiotherapy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Spiritual Distress assessed using a scale
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals diagnosed with breast cancer in adjuvant and neoadjuvant radiotherapy treatment; * Both female and male participants are being studiedolder; * Minimum age of participants is 18 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Not being with consciousness, memory and orientation preserved; * Patients with clinical conditions that affect the continuity in the study or express request not to continue participating in the study.
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