Pilot randomized controlled trial of a symptom cluster intervention in advanced cancer.

Sharla Wells-Di GregorioDonald R MarksJoseph DeColaJuan PengDanielle ProbstAlexandra ZaletaDon BensonDavid E CohnMaryam LustbergWilliam E CarsonUly Magalang

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2018)

The CBT-ACT group performed significantly better than the waitlist control group. CBT-ACT yielded strong effects for worry, sleep, depression, emotional distress, total distress, and hyperarousal. Future studies will enhance the fatigue and uncertainty tolerance components of the intervention.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
advanced cancer
study protocol
sleep quality
palliative care
depressive symptoms
physical activity
systematic review
clinical trial
patient reported