Clinical trial · Interventional
Managing Fear of Cancer Progression Metacognition-based Vs Supportive-expressive Based Approaches
Managing Fear of Cancer Progression Metacognition-based Vs Supportive-expressive Based Approaches: A Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT05679518CI-TRIAL-00121941recruitingN/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 present study aims to conduct a randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of CALM intervention and ConquerFear intervention on fear of cancer progression among Chinese patients diagnosed with advanced cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced or Metastatic Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Fear of Cancer Progression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Metacognition-based Intervention | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Psychooncology | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Supportive-expressive Based Intervention | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Cancer Care | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| CALM intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| ConquerFear intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- ConquerFear intervention
- description
- Participants in the ConquerFear intervention group will receive a manualized intervention, consisting of 6 therapist-led individual sessions.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: ConquerFear intervention
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- CALM intervention
- description
- Participants in the CALM intervention group will receive a semi-structured, manualized, individual psychotherapy intervention consisting of 3-6 individual therapy sessions.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: CALM intervention
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Basic Cancer Care
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Cantonese- or Mandarin-speaking Chinese patients recently diagnosed with advanced or metastatic (i.e. stage III or IV) cancer * are the age of 18 years or above Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with major communication difficulties * are being unwilling or unable to commit 6 psychotherapy sessions
References
Publications (0)
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