Clinical trial · Observational
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Based Treatment Development for Cancer Patients Treated for Pain
NCT03910296CI-TRIAL-00058218completedClinicalTrials.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)
The purpose of this research study is to develop a psychological treatment for patients with cancer, focused on the psychological symptoms they experience during opioid therapy.
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 (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance & Commitment Therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
- description
- * Acceptance \& Commitment Therapy (ACT) use acceptance, mindfulness, commitment, and behavior change strategies to increase psychological flexibility. * Each subject will participate for 6 sessions of Acceptance \& Commitment Therapy (ACT). * ACT trains patients to reframe their unpleasant, negative, private events while encouraging personal values.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Study feasibility
- timeFrame
- 2 years
- description
- Defined by participants' completion of 80% of measures
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Intervention acceptability
- timeFrame
- 2 years
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * must be at least 18 years of age * speak and comprehend English sufficiently to be able to complete the study procedures and participate in psychotherapy in English * have been diagnosed with cancer * have an estimated survival time ≥6 months (as approximated by palliative care clinic staff) * score ≥4 on the Opioid Risk Tool (Webster \& Webster, 2005) with psychosocial distress as one of the positive items. Exclusion Criteria: * untreated bipolar disorder * untreated psychotic disorders * untreated borderline personality disorder * have an estimated survival time ≤6 months (as approximated by clinic staff).
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