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Emotional skills boost for cancer survivors: new study shows promise

NCT ID NCT04556344

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether teaching emotional skills (like identifying and managing feelings) can help people who finished cancer treatment. 26 patients with digestive or lung cancer took part. Some received emotional skills training, others did relaxation exercises. The goal was to see if emotional skills improved. This is a small pilot study, so results are preliminary.

What this could mean

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Active substance
emotional skills training sessions
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to help cancer survivors manage their emotions and improve their quality of life.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study with only 26 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is brief and may not produce lasting changes.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

26 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2020

Finished

Jan 2023

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient under surveillance after curative or palliative antineoplastic treatment (surgery and/or chemoradiotherapy and/or radiotherapy alone and/or chemotherapy alone) of esogastric or bronchopulmonary cancer, * Patients with a life expectancy estimated by their physician involved in the research to be greater than or equal to six months, * Patient with a ≥ 4 score on the Distress Scale (scale from 0 to 10), * Affiliation to a social security scheme, * Mastery of the French language, * Signing of informed consent to participate in this research. Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive disorders or unstabilized psychiatric disorders that may impair the ability of reasoning and thinking necessary to complete the questionnaires and attend workshops * Difficulty or deficiency that prevent the patient from a good understanding of the imperatives of the research * Any situation likely to significantly affect emotional competence during the study according to the investigator's judgment (in particular, ongoing psychotherapeutic follow-up)) * Patients under judicial protection (guardianship or curators).

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

digestive system neoplasm Digestive System Neoplasms gastroesophageal cancer lung cancer neoplasm of thorax Thoracic Neoplasms

As listed by the trial registrant

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Digestive system neoplasms Thoracic neoplasms

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hôpital Calmette,CHU

    Lille, France

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