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16 weekly sessions, 90 min of Supportive-expressive group therapy

The supportive-expressive group therapy (SEGT) is an intervention for women with BC that is designed to build bonds and to facilitate changes in emotional expression and regulation taking into account the role that emotions play in physiologic function, intimately related to the progression of the disease. It is based on seven main themes: building bonds, expressing feelings, detoxifying dying, reordering life priorities, improve support from and communication with family and friends, fortifying families, dealing with doctors, and control pain and anxiety. Although originally developed according to an existential perspective, recently the supportive-expressive group therapy has been used according to an attachment framework.

Supportive-expressive group therapy

Tânia Brandão, PhD Student

To test the feasibility of supportive-expressive group intervention (SEGT) for women with primary breast cancer and to provide a preliminary test of its efficacy.

This study aims to compare the efficacy of a 16-sessions group intervention (Supportive-Expressive group therapy) versus control group (no intervention) in women with primary breast cancer.

This study tries to evaluate the efficacy of SEGT on breast cancer patients' emotion regulation, social support, caregiving, and marital satisfaction, and its improvement on breast cancer patients' life quality. This study also intents to explore the moderating role of attachment on these associations.

Relational and Emotional Mechanisms of a Supportive-expressive Group Intervention in Breast Cancer

Relational and Emotional Mechanisms of a Supportive-expressive Group Intervention (SEGT) for Women With Breast Cancer

The World Health Organization Quality of Life - BREF

The Stanford Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale-Cancer

The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire

The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho

Centro Hospitalar De São João, E.P.E.

Mama Help - Support Centre for Breast Cancer Patients

Universidade do Porto

Ph.D. Student

Couples in the intervention group attends six to eight couple-sessions performed by a psychologist.

Psychological intervention

Dorte G Hansen, PhD

Mariët Hagedoorn, Professor

Christoffer Johansen, Professor

Henrik Flyger, MD, Ph. D

This study evaluates the effect of a psychological intervention to breast cancer patients and their partners compared to a control group receiving usual care

The intervention intends to improving the patient and partners well-being, quality of life and their relationship adjustment.

The couples in the intervention group participates i six to eight couple sessions. The sessions is conducted by an experienced psychologist and takes place one to five months after the patients cancer diagnosis. The control group receives usual care.

The framework of the intervention is attachment theory and the psychologists support and advise the couples in talking candidly about their feelings regarding their new life situation with cancer. The psychologist focus on the couples ability to feel comfortable and safe in each others presence.

Hand in Hand. Psychological Support and Counseling to Breast Cancer Patients and Their Partners

Hand in Hand. Psychological Intervention for Breast Cancer Patients and Their Partners. A Randomised, Controlled Trial.

IES assesses traumatic reactions to the breast cancer diagnosis. Assessed by both patients and partners

Assesses feelings of anxiety and depressive symptoms. Assessed by both patients and partners.

Assesses mood changes. Assessed by both patients and partners

Assesses relationship functioning and marital satisfaction. Assesed by both patients and partners

RQ provides a profile of an individual's attachment feelings and behaviour. Assessed by both patients and partners

Assesses health-related quality of life with additional questions for women dignosed with breast cancer.

Assesses health-related quality of life. Assessed by partners

Assesses individual fellings of fatigue. Assessed by the patients

Assesses positive changes in individuals experiencing traumatic life events. Assessed by both patients and partners

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization	Link
Relational and Emotional Mechanisms of a Supportive-expressive Group Intervention in Breast Cancer	NCT02934815	Breast Neoplasm... Breast Cancer	Supportive-expr...	30 Years - 65 Years	Universidade do Porto
Hand in Hand. Psychological Support and Counseling to Breast Cancer Patients and Their Partners	NCT01368380	Breast Cancer	Psychological i...	18 Years -	University of Southern Denmark

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Every month we try and update this database with for attachment cancer trials from around the world to help patients and their families find trials that might be right for them. We offer this 100% free of charge and do not endorse any of the trials listed here, we hope it helps you or a loved one.

Every month we try and update this database with for attachment cancer trials from around the world to help patients and their families find trials that might be right for them.
We offer this 100% free of charge and do not endorse any of the trials listed here, we hope it helps you or a loved one.