Clinical trial · Interventional
The Immediate Effect of Mindfulness-Based Supportive Therapy on Palliating Suffering in Palliative Care Cancer Patients
The Immediate Effect of Mindfulness-Based Supportive Therapy (MBST) vs Supportive Listening on Palliating Suffering in Palliative Care Cancer Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial
NCT05010239CI-TRIAL-00053347completedN/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 was a parallel group, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of 30-minute mindfulness-based supportive therapy versus supportive listening in reducing suffering among patients with cancer. This study was conducted in the University Malaya Medical Centre, from 1st august 2020 to 31 December 2020.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Suffering | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-minute Mindfulness-Based Supportive Therapy | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| 30-minute supportive listening | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Intervention group
- description
- Patients in the intervention group will receive a 30-minute MBST session by a palliative care physician trained in mindfulness practice. The MBST consists of a session that involves interviewing patients with open-ended questions on suffering experiences. During the session, the practitioner will practice mindful breathing simultaneously while listening to patients. The practitioner will acknowledge the distress of patients when it is appropriate, but without losing their attention on mindful breathing. Outcomes will be measured at baseline and at minute 30.
- interventionNames
- Other: 30-minute Mindfulness-Based Supportive Therapy
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control group
- description
- Patients in the control group will receive a 30-minute supportive listening session by a palliative care physician who has no experience in mindfulness practice. The session involves interviewing patients with the same open-ended questions on suffering experiences. The practitioner will acknowledge the distress of patients when it is appropriate. Outcomes will be measured at baseline and at minute 30.
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Stage III and IV cancer patients aged 18 years and above * The overall suffering score of 4/10 and above based on The Suffering Pictogram Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are confused based on The Confusion Assessment scoring (CAM) * Patients who are non-communicative verbally * Patients with psychiatric illness
References
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