Clinical trial · Interventional
MIND Programme for Cancer Patients
MIND Programme for Cancer Patients: A Group Intervention Programme Based on Third Wave Psychotherapies
- 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)
This investigation aims to apply and test the acceptability of an acceptance, mindfulness and compassionate-based intervention structured for cancer patients. MIND programme for cancer thus comprises 8 weekly group sessions, lasting 1 and a half hour each, run in small groups at an Oncology Service at the Coimbra's University Hospital. For each week participants have assigned homework (e.g., mindfulness exercises). This programme mainly aims to increase participants' physical and psychosocial quality of life, and attenuate depressed mood and anxiety.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIND programme for cancer patients | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Treatment as Usual (TAU) | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- MIND Programme for cancer
- description
- MIND programme for cancer is a manualized acceptance, mindfulness and compassionate-based group intervention for cancer patients. It included 8 weekly group sessions, 2h hours each, run in small groups (ranging from 6 to 12 participants). Participants in this group also receive cancer treatment as usually performed at the Coimbra University Hospital.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: MIND programme for cancer patients
- Other: Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- description
- Cancer treatment as usually performed at the Coimbra University Hospital.
- interventionNames
- Other: Treatment as Usual (TAU)
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of breast cancer (stages I-III) Exclusion Criteria: * severe psychopathology * difficulty in completing self-report measures
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