The primary objective is to assess the feasibly, adherence, and effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on anxiety and health-related quality of life in adult patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma at the Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital. Participants will attend group sessions led by an instructor experienced in MBSR in an academic setting. The mindfulness meditation group sessions will take place at the Smilow Cancer Center at the Yale New-Haven Hospital.
Participants will attend weekly 2.5-hour group sessions (of 10-14 persons) based on the standard mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) protocol. Participants will be assigned home practice based on the MBSR protocol, and will be given audio recordings (MP3) to accompany and instruct in home practice. Eligible participants will attend weekly group sessions for 8 weeks and will be assessed at baseline, following cessation of the intervention (8-weeks), and 16 weeks. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, 8 weeks, and 16 weeks. Extended effects of the intervention will be assessed at 16 weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
3
Participants will attend weekly 2.5-hour group sessions (of 10-14 persons) based on the standard MBSR protocol.
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Feasibility
Feasibility of the intervention will be assessed by the proportion of eligible patients attend the majority of the MBSR sessions (5 or more), and complete week-8 and week-16 assessments.
Time frame: 16 weeks
Adherence
Adherence will be tracked by assessing the actual amount of home practice in minutes per week using weekly practice logs and/or SMS (short message service)/text messaging. Adherence will be quantitatively assessed through tallying home practice time and number of intervention visits attended.
Time frame: 16 weeks
Stress
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) has been used in past Mindfulness treatment studies. The PSS is a 14-item scale that assesses perceived stress of life situations in adolescents and adults. Items are scored on a 5-point scale (0=never to 4=very often) (e.g., 'How often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly?). Higher total scores indicate greater levels of perceived stress.
Time frame: baseline, 8 weeks, and 16 weeks
Quality of Life
The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) is a cancer-focused measure of quality of life and well-being. It is a standard assessment at the Yale Survivorship clinic. It includes 27 items and encompasses 4 different indices of well-being: physical, social/family, emotional, and functional well-being and has been used to evaluate cancer-related QOL in many studies.
Time frame: baseline, 8 weeks, and 16 weeks
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