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Breast Neoplasms

Breast Diseases

Skin Diseases

Patients will receive (in groups of 6) fifteen 120-min sessions of group therapy including cognitive-behavioral techniques and hypnosis.

Patients will receive (in groups of 6) fifteen 120-min support group session.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy and hypnosis group

Support group

Darius Razavi, Prof

Isabelle Merckaert, Prof

Background: The end of treatment is for cancer patients the beginning of a critical rehabilitation period including numerous physical, emotional, professional and cognitive challenges. Specific interventions adapted to this post-treatment period need thus to be designed. Interventions such as group cognitive-behavioral therapy and hypnosis have been shown to be effective. However, moderate effect sizes, no comprehensive description of the treatment interventions and assessments relying only on self-report measures warrant further investigation. This study aims to assess, in breast cancer patients at the end of treatment, the impact of a group intervention combining cognitive-behavioral therapy and hypnosis versus a group intervention on patient's adjustment and emotion self-regulation.

Design: This is a two-armed, longitudinal, randomized controlled trial. Breast cancer patients finishing their radiation therapy treatment will be randomized to either an immediate group intervention combining cognitive-behavioral therapy and hypnosis or a group intervention. Patients will be assessed at three time points during the first year following the end of treatment: at 1 (T1), 6 (T2) and 12 (T3) months after the end of treatment. Patients' adjustment will be assessed through questionnaires. Patient emotion self-regulation ability will be assessed through their ability to respond both subjectively (self-reported emotional state) and objectively (heart rate) to two emotion self-regulation tasks.

Discussion: It is hypothesized that a group intervention combining cognitive-behavioral therapy and hypnosis will be more effective than a group intervention. Results of this study will contribute to improving post-treatment care for breast cancer patients.

Impact of a Group Intervention on Breast Cancer Patient's Adjustment and Emotion Regulation at the End of Treatment

Questionnaires:

* Quality of life questionnaires: "EORTC QLQ-C30" and "EORTC-BR23"
* Edmonton symptom evaluation scale
* Way of life questionnaire

Questionnaires:

* the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
* the Rosenberg's Self-Esteem
* the Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale
* the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory
* the Perceived Social Support Questionnaire
* the Courtauld Emotional Control scale
* the Ways of Coping Checklist
* the Toronto Alexithymia Scale
* a questionnaire about usual emotional state
* a questionnaire about the use of relaxation techniques and self-hypnosis

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization	Link
Impact of a Group Intervention on Breast Cancer Patient's Adjustment and Emotion Regulation at the End of Treatment	NCT01797354	Breast Cancer	Cognitive-behav... Support group	18 Years -	Université Libre de Bruxelles
Impact of a Group Intervention on Breast Cancer Patient's Adjustment and Emotion Regulation at the End of Treatment	NCT01797354	Breast Cancer	Cognitive-behav... Support group	18 Years -	Université Libre de Bruxelles

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