Clinical trial · Interventional
ConquerFear-Group: A Psychological Intervention for Fear of Cancer Recurrence
A Randomized Controlled Trial of ConquerFear: A Group-Based Psychological Intervention for Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Cancer Survivors
- 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 primary aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of ConquerFear-Group (CF-G), compared with a control condition (CC), on Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR). Secondary aims are to explore the effect of CF-G on emotion regulation and additional psychological outcomes, and to explore mediating effects of emotion regulation, metacognitions, working alliance, patient adherence, and group cohesion. In addition, treatment expectancy, participation in other treatments after completion of the intervention of the study and demographic and clinical variables will be explored as moderators.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer Female | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Fear of Cancer Recurrence | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| ConquerFear-Group | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Relaxation Training | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- ConquerFear-Group
- description
- ConquerFear-Group is a psychological intervention developed specifically for fear of cancer recurrence
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: ConquerFear-Group
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Relaxation Training
- description
- The Relaxation Training serves as a placebo comparator and is not developed specifically to target fear of cancer recurrence.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Relaxation Training
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Fear of cancer recurrence
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Eligible patients have a confirmed past diagnosis of stage 1-3 breast cancer, 2. have been treated with curative intent, 3. have completed all hospital-based adjuvant treatments 3 months to 5 years prior to study entry, 4. are disease free, 5. scores in the clinical range (≥22) on the Short Form of the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI-SF), 6. are able to read and write Danish, 7. are over the age of 18 years, and 8. are able to give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. self-reported current major depression, 2. currently receiving psychological treatment from a therapist not involved in the study, 3. self-reported active psychotic illness or other severe psychiatric conditions.
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