Mindfulness Online for Symptom Alleviation and Improvement in Cancer of the Prostate

In this study, the researchers will examine the effects of a 4-week online mindfulness intervention, compared to a face-to-face mindfulness intervention, to reduce self-reported symptoms of fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, and pain interference in a sample of patients with metastatic prostate cancer.

Sex

All

Minimum age

18 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of clinically advanced prostate cancer (e.g., castrate-sensitive, metastatic \[clinical metastasis\], castrate-resistant, non-metastatic \[rising PSA on LHRH\], castrate-resistant, metastatic)
* Receiving some form of cancer treatment (e.g., androgen deprivation therapy, chemotherapy
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0-217
* At least 18 years of age
* Able to speak, read and understand English
* Able to perform basic activities of daily living (as determined by referring physician)
* Cognitively intact and free of serious psychiatric illness (as determined by referring physician)
* Access to internet connection within a room where patient will not be interrupted. This room needs to have an open space of about 6ft by 5 ft to allow for gentle movement and stretching.
* Access to a laptop or desktop computer with a camera. In the event that a patient does not have access to a computer, but is committed to the course, a laptop will be lent to him from the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University.
* Willing to commit to the online MBSR course
* Willing to complete pre- and post-test assessments
* Physically able to participate in gentle Hatha yoga postures that are geared towards cancer patient populations, as determined by referring physician or medical team member

Exclusion Criteria:

* Regular user of MBSR or a similar mind-body therapy, which is defined as ≥ 4 times a week for the past 2 weeks
* Men with a short life expectancy as determined by the referring oncologist

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