Effects of a Lay-led Anxiety and Depression Self-management Program for Cancer Patients

Conditions: Neoplasms, Anxiety, Self Efficacy, Psychological Distress, Cancer, Distress, Emotional, Depression, Group, Peer

Sex: All

Ages: 18 Years – N/A

Healthy volunteers: No

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 234

Sponsor: University of Aarhus

Summary

The investigators aim to evaluate a peer-to-peer patient self-management program targeting symptoms of anxiety and depression in a randomized trial. A total of 234 cancer patients recently having completed primary treatment with curative intent in central Region Denmark will be included. The intervention is a lay-led, group-based transdiagnostic patient education program consisting of seven 2 ½ hour weekly sessions focusing on increasing patient self-efficacy in symptom management of anxiety and depression. The intervention is highly structured and manualized.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Treated in Central Region Denmark * Recently completed (\< 1 yr.) primary treatment for cancer with curative intent * BDI-II score \>=14 and/or STAI-state score \>=40 Exclusion Criteria: * Not sufficient Danish language skills to fill Questionnaires and participate in a group based intervention * Psychosis * Aggressive behavior * Imminent suicidal risk

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04537195). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.