Clinical trial · Interventional
Mind Programme for Women With Breast Cancer (Nationwide Coverage)
Mind Programme for Women With Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Programme´s Cost-effectiveness and Efficacy in Changing Psychological and Biological Outcomes (Nationwide Coverage)
NCT06212414CI-TRIAL-00073077MIND(n)unknownN/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 purpose of this research project is to optimize the Mind programme for women with breast cancer, taking into consideration the results from its pilot study, and to testits efficacy and cost-effectiveness through a 3-arm randomized controlled trial
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 (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mind Programme | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Support Group | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Mind programme
- description
- This group will receive the Mind programme. This intervention comprises 8 weekly group sessions, with the duration of 120 minutes each, to be delivered via Zoom. Integration of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness and Compassion Focused Therapy components, adapted to women with breast cancer. All participants will continue on receiving the recommended medical treatment for their clinical diagnosis.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Mind Programme
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Support group
- description
- This group will receive a 8-week support group intervention (weekly sessions, with the duration of 120 minutes each), via Zoom. All participants will continue on receiving the recommended medical treatment for their clinical diagnosis.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Support Group
- type
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion criteria: 1. age between 18-70; 2. primary diagnosis of BC (stages between I and III); 3. having a scheduled radiotherapy treatment starting within 2 months, currently undergoing radiotherapy treatment, or having finished radiotherapy treatment no more than 6 months prior, at any hospital in Portugal; 4. able to understand and answer to self-report questionnaires in Portuguese; 5. having access to a computer or tablet with internet. Exclusion criteria: 1. currently undergoing any form of psychological intervention; 2. current diagnosis of severe psychiatric illness (psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, and personality disorder) or suicidal ideation; 3. diagnosis of neurological disease.
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDSoares A, Carreiras D, Veloso B, Pereira A, Costa P; Mind Project Team; Moreira H, Trindade IA. Acceptability, perceived outcomes and underlying mechanisms of a professionally led support group intervention for women with breast cancer using a qualitative method approach. Br J Health Psychol. 2026 Sep;31(3):e70107. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.70107. PMID 42665917
- DERIVEDTrindade IA, Soares A, Skvarc D, Carreiras D, Pereira J, Lourenco O, Sampaio F, de Sousa B, Martins TC, Boaventura P, Marta-Simoes J; Mind Project Team; Moreira H. Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an ACT and compassion-based intervention for women with breast cancer: study protocol of two randomised controlled trials 1. Trials. 2025 Jan 3;26(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08626-4. PMID 39754194