Clinical trial · Interventional
The Psychology Intervention on Disease Acceptance and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients
The Efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Disease Acceptance and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- 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 psychological rehabilitation of breast cancer patients plays an important role in the whole process of disease rehabilitation. In this paper, patients with breast cancer were treated with ACT group intervention for a period of four weeks to improve their disease acceptance and psychological flexibility, so as to improve their quality of life. Finally, its effect and mechanism are explored by covariance analysis and mediation analysis. The significant findings of this study will provide the quality of life changes in breast cancer patients and how did these changes happen and the moderating role of social support in the process of intervention.
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 Female | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance and Commitment Therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- intervention group
- description
- Breast cancer patients from the IPPT Breast Clinic who meet the inclusion criteria will be contacted and informed about the study and procedure. Informed consent will be obtained once the respondent agrees to participate. In the case of group psychological intervention, 8 breast cancer patients form one group, and group psychological intervention is given once a week for four weeks as part of the treatment process. The batteries of assessment were carried out at 3-time points; pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3 months after the intervention.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- type
- OTHER
- label
- waitlist group
- description
- After the intervention of the intervention group, the waitlist group was interfered again. The batteries of assessment was same as the intervention group.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * breast cancer patients must be 18 years old and above * early stage of breast cancer (stages 1 to 3) * newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in the treatment phase * know about the illness (before and after surgery) * have basic writing, reading, and verbal communication skills * volunteer to participate in this study Exclusion Criteria: * breast cancer patients with more than 65 years old * patients with metastatic or recurrent breast cancer or other malignant tumors * patients had participated ACT intervention before * patients who were diagnosed with psychoses, substances abuser * people who previously exposed to chemotherapy.
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDSong W, Shari NI, Abdullah MFILB, Hussin HB, Zhang R, Mansor NS. Acceptance and commitment therapy improves the quality of life of breast cancer patients by reducing helplessness: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Palliat Care. 2026 Mar 5;25(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12904-026-02049-5. PMID 41787365
- DERIVEDSong W, Shari NI, Song J, Zhang R, Mansor NS, Leong Bin Abdullah MFI, Zhang Z. Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on disease acceptance for breast cancer patients: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2024 Nov 11;19(11):e0312669. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312669. eCollection 2024. PMID 39527516