Clinical trial · Interventional
Effectiveness of Character Strengths-based Intervention Among Breast Cancer Patients
Effectiveness of Character Strengths-based Intervention in Enhancing Self-esteem, Quality of Life and Alleviating Depression Among Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study
NCT04219267CI-TRIAL-00049652completedN/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)
The research design is a randomized control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of character strengths-based intervention in enhancing self-esteem, quality of life and alleviating depression in breast cancer patients. The type of intervention is psychological intervention. Participants in the intervention group will receive character strengths-based intervention. Participants in the control group will receive placebo control care.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| character strengths-based intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| early memories | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- The intervention group
- description
- Character strengths-based intervention, 3 sessions every week for three weeks. 30 minutes each session.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: character strengths-based intervention
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- The control group
- description
- Early memories for placebo control, 3 sessions every week for three weeks. 30 minutes each session.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: early memories
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change from baseline self-esteem at 2 months,The Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES)
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * have a confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer; * aged above 18 years old; * native Chinese and proficient in oral mandarin communication; * agree to participate in the study and offer a written informed consent regarding their voluntary; * are able to comprehend and complete the questionnaires independently. Exclusion Criteria: * suffering from other or multiple life-threatening diseases; * psychosis (for example, delusional disorder, schizophrenia); * having participated in any type of group or individual psychological intervention in the past half year.
References
Publications (34)
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