Clinical trial · Observational
Living With Prostate Cancer (LPC)
Evaluating a Group Therapy Intervention to Alleviate Psychological Distress in Men With Prostate Cancer: An Assessment of a Group Therapy Program From Vancouver's Prostate Cancer Supportive Care (PCSC) Program
- 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 is a prospective evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the Prostate Cancer Supportive Care (PCSC) Program's group therapy program, Living with Prostate Cancer (LPC). LPC is an intervention which utilizes a small group format (5-7 participants with 2 leaders and a paraprofessional counselling student) to understand and learn how to manage emotional responses, depressive symptoms, and life stressors associated with prostate cancer. Data for this evaluation will be derived from a focus group (at 3 months) and self-report questionnaires that participants will complete immediately prior to the intervention, immediately following the intervention and at 3, 6, and 12-months post-intervention.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
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Design
Arms and outcomes
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[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Changes in depressive and anxiety symptoms
- timeFrame
- Baseline (pre-workshop), 3-Weeks (Post-workshop), 3-, 6- and 12 Months
- description
- Measured by the Beck Depression Inventory
Secondary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Changes in overall well-being
- timeFrame
- Baseline (pre-workshop), 3-Weeks (Post-workshop), 3-, 6- and 12 Months
- description
- Measured by the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale
- measure
- Changes in perceptions of masculinity
- timeFrame
- Baseline (pre-workshop), 3-Weeks (Post-workshop), 3-, 6- and 12 Months
- description
- Measured by the Personal Attributes Questionnaire
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: Men are eligible to participate in this evaluation if they: * are older than 18 years old * are willing to attend the "Living with Prostate Cancer" group therapy sessions from the PCSC Program\* * are able to speak and read English such that they are able to understand the questionnaires * have unimpaired cognitive function with an ability to understand the nature of the study * are willing to complete questionnaires at 5 time points * provide written informed consent * to be able to participate in LPC groups, men must have recently received a diagnosis of PC Stages 1 to 3, or have recently been recommended to undergo a form of treatment following a period of active surveillance. Exclusion Criteria: Men will be ineligible to participate in this evaluation if they: * have difficulties reading or understanding English * have psychotic symptoms, current severe alcohol or other drug dependence, unwillingness to refrain from substance use during the program, and/or significant cognitive impairment that would prevent them participating or providing full informed consent.
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