The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if early provision of mindfulness based cognitive therapy can prevent psychological distress in adult patients with cancer one year after diagnosis. Researchers will compare mindfulness based cognitive therapy to usual care to see if psychological distress is lower in patients that followed mindfulness. Participants will follow 8 weekly sessions of mindfulness and fill in questionnaires.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
208
8 weekly sessions of 2.5 hour per session, face-to-face in a group consisting of maximum 15 participants, supervised by a certified mindfulness trainer
Psychological distress
Anxiety and depression as measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Time frame: From enrollment to 2 years after diagnosis
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