Mind over tumor: short therapy may improve chemo response in breast cancer
NCT ID NCT07570368
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a short psychological therapy called Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Brief-ACT) can help chemotherapy work better in women with locally advanced breast cancer. Fifty-four participants will either receive standard chemotherapy alone or with Brief-ACT sessions. Researchers will measure tumor response, stress levels, and blood markers of inflammation and blood vessel growth.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Brief-ACT)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that adding a short psychological therapy to standard chemotherapy improves tumor response and reduces stress in breast cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 54 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The therapy may not significantly affect chemotherapy outcomes or biomarker levels.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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40 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Female patients aged 40-65 years * Histologically confirmed locally advanced breast cancer * Planned to undergo neoadjuvant chemotherapy * ECOG performance status 0-2 * Able to provide informed consent * Willing to participate in psychological intervention sessions Exclusion Criteria: * Severe psychological distress defined as Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) score ≥27 * Active infection or inflammatory disease * Known autoimmune disease * Cognitive impairment or psychiatric condition interfering with participation * Concurrent participation in another interventional study
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