Clinical trial · Interventional
BPT to Improve Bodily Disturbances in Post-treatment Cancer Patients
A Clinical Trial of Group-based Body Psychotherapy (BPT) to Improve Bodily Disturbances in Post-treatment Cancer Patients in Combination With Randomized Controlled Smartphone-triggered Bodily Interventions
NCT03707548CI-TRIAL-00042705KPTKcompletedN/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)
With this project investigators focus on the evaluation whether bodily disturbances in post-treatment cancer patients can be influenced positively by group BPT and if intermittent smartphone-triggered bodily interventions are effective.
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 Patients | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| BPT | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Smartphone-triggered bodily interventions | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Smartphone triggered control intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group BPT
- description
- Six group BPT sessions (using a waiting-period comparator and pre-/post design) A nested randomized controlled trial (RCT) is included to evaluate the short-term efficacy of smartphone-triggered bodily interventions compared with the smartphone triggered control intervention of audio-typed fairy tales.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: BPT
- Behavioral: Smartphone-triggered bodily interventions
- Behavioral: Smartphone triggered control intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Changes in bodily disturbances assessed by questionnaires
- timeFrame
- Questionnaire at baseline and 6 weeks after baseline (=after the waiting period;pre-therapy) and 14 weeks after baseline (=post-therapy)
- description
- self-perception of change in appearance and displeasure with change or perceived change in appearance; assessed via Body Image Scale (BIS). BIS total score is calculated by adding the score obtained on each item, yielding a possible range from 0-30. Higher scores indicate a higher degree of body image dissatisfaction.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Having received curatively intended treatment for any malignant neoplasm; primary treatment (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy) being completed \>/= 3 months ago before study inclusion. Any other ongoing anti-tumor therapy is allowed (e.g., hormonal therapy, adjuvant immunotherapy) * existing bodily disturbances * No sign of progress or recurrence of malignancy at study inclusion according to treating physician * Score of 0 or 1 according to the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Score * Having an anticipated life expectancy of \>/= 12 months, according to treating physician * age 18 years or older * Capacity to participate in group BPT sessions in Basel or Winterthur, 3 study assessments, and the smartphone-triggered interventions * Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Suffering from a severe current mental disorder * Risk of current suicidality, as indicated by a suicide item score \>/= 2 in the BDI-II (Beck Depression Inventory), as this group BPT intervention is not appropriate to support suicidal patients in acute crises * Participation in any other clinical trial with a psychosocial intervention * Receiving any other current psychotherapeutic treatment with the exception of already established therapies * Inability to understand and speak German
References
Publications (4)
- BACKGROUNDGrossert A, Meinlschmidt G, Schaefert R. A case series report of cancer patients undergoing group body psychotherapy. F1000Res. 2017 Sep 5;6:1646. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.12262.2. eCollection 2017. PMID 29067164
- DERIVEDMeinlschmidt G, Grossert A, Meffert C, Roemmel N, Hess V, Rochlitz C, Pless M, Hunziker S, Wossmer B, Geuter U, Schaefert R. Smartphone-Based Psychotherapeutic Interventions in Blended Care of Cancer Survivors: Nested Randomized Clinical Trial. JMIR Cancer. 2023 Aug 28;9:e38515. doi: 10.2196/38515. PMID 37639296
- DERIVEDGrossert A, Meffert C, Hess V, Rochlitz C, Pless M, Hunziker S, Wossmer B, Geuter U, Meinlschmidt G, Schaefert R. Group-based body psychotherapy improves appreciation of body awareness in post-treatment cancer patients: A non-randomized clinical trial. Front Psychol. 2023 Apr 6;14:956493. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.956493. eCollection 2023. PMID 37089722
- DERIVEDGrossert A, Meffert C, Hess V, Rochlitz C, Pless M, Hunziker S, Wossmer B, Geuter U, Meinlschmidt G, Schaefert R. A clinical trial of group-based body psychotherapy to improve bodily disturbances in post-treatment cancer patients in combination with randomized controlled smartphone-triggered bodily interventions (KPTK): study protocol. BMC Psychol. 2019 Dec 30;7(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s40359-019-0357-1. PMID 31888741