Mindfulness Training Improves Emotions Among Female Abdominal Cancer Patients

NCT06473636 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ZunyiMP
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

We first explored the effect of mindfulness training on depression in patients with abdominal cancer. Then the effects of cognitive emotion regulation and emotional state in the training effect were examined. Sixty patients with abdominal cancer were recruited from a hospital and divided into two groups: the mindfulness group (n=30) who received a four-week mindfulness training program, and the control group (n=30) who received only one mindfulness lecture. All participants were assessed using the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategy Questionnaire, Positive and Negative Affect Scale, and depression subscale of the Patient Health Questionnaire before and after the mindfulness training program.

Conditions

Mindfulness Training

Keywords

mindfulness training; abdominal cancer patients

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• The change from baseline Mindful Attention Awareness Scale at post-training

  It contains 15 items in a single dimension. All of the items are rated on a 7-point Likert scale from 1 ("strongly agree") to 7 ("strongly disagree"). Higher scores reflect a higher level of trait mindfulness and awareness of the present moment.

  Baseline (Day 0)/Post-training (Month 1)

• The change from baseline Patient Health Questionnaire at post-training

  Its depression subscale consists of 9 items. All of the items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 4 ("strongly agree"). Higher scores indicate a greater level of depression.

  Baseline (Day 0)/Post-training (Month 1)

• The change from baseline Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire at post-training

  It consists of 36 items and nine subscales. These subscales assess various strategies employed in cognitive emotion regulation, such as self-blame, blaming others, acceptance, refocus on planning, positive refocusing, rumination or focus on thought, positive reappraisal, putting into perspective, and catastrophizing. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree"). Higher scores on each subscale indicate a greater likelihood of utilizing that particular cognitive emotion regulation strategy in the face of negative events.

  Baseline (Day 0)/Post-training (Month 1)

• The change from baseline Positive and Negative Affect Scale at post-training

  It contains 20 items and consists of two self-report subscales including positive emotions and negative emotions. All of the items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree"). The higher the score, the stronger the emotions in a certain dimension.

  Baseline (Day 0)/Post-training (Month 1)

Study Arms (2)

mindfulness group

EXPERIMENTAL

Received a four-week mindfulness training program.

Behavioral: Mindfulness training

control group

NO INTERVENTION

Received only one mindfulness lecture over four weeks. Following the completion of the study, the control group could also undergo the same mindfulness training program if they volunteered.

Interventions

Mindfulness training BEHAVIORAL

The mindfulness training program consisted of four 45-minute lessons, conducted once a week. After each lesson, participants were required to complete daily homework, which included the mindfulness exercises learned during that week for at least 30 minutes. The mindfulness training program was based on Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Williams' Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. Additionally, specific contents of cancer-related mindfulness training were incorporated into this program, such as Anti-cancer Self-healing Power: 8 Lessons in Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction.

mindfulness group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• patients with abdominal cancer; female; over 19 years old

You may not qualify if:

• a history of neurological or psychiatric illness; intellectual or speech disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Zunyi Medical College: lead

Study Sites (1)

Zunyi Medical University

Zunyi, Guizhou, 563000, China

Location

Study Officials

• Taiyong Bi, PhD

  Zunyi Medical College

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 19, 2024
• First Posted: June 25, 2024
• Study Start: August 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2024
• Study Completion: December 30, 2024
• Last Updated: May 7, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: 6/20/2024-6/20/2029
• Access Criteria: Anonymized data can be shared upon reasonable request by the corresponding author.

Locations

CN (1)