Clinical trial · Interventional
Complementary and Alternative Medicine on Mental Health in Breast Cancer Patients
Effects of Complementary and Alternative Medicine on Mental Health in Breast Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers
- 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)
During cancer treatment, several patient experience substantial psychological distress, mainly depression and anxiety, which can persist over years after completion of treatment. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been in use among cancer patients for a long time and several types of CAM that are practiced in various parts of the world. However, the effectiveness of different CAM therapies on mental health is still limited. Therefore, the investigators want to assess the effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) (Dance/movement therapy, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Bibliotherapy and Physical Activity) on mental health of cancer patients as well as their caregiver
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 (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary and alternative medicines | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (5)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- A - Music Therapy
- description
- Two section a week of music therapy
- interventionNames
- Other: Complementary and alternative medicines
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- B - Art Therapy
- description
- Two section a week of Art therapy
- interventionNames
- Other: Complementary and alternative medicines
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- C - Dance-Movement Therapy
- description
- Two section a week of Dance-Movement Therapy
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 99 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: \- All adult woman with breast cancer diagnoses and their primary family caregiver Exclusion Criteria: * Insufficient physical capacity * Severe mental disorder * Inability ti give informed consent
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