New stress program aims to ease cancer Patients' mental burden
NCT ID NCT06398067
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a stress management program called Self-Help Plus for women with breast or gynecologic cancer in Vietnam. The goal is to see if it helps reduce anxiety and depression and improves quality of life. About 285 women will take part, with half receiving the program and half getting usual care.
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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 285 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years or older * Have a clinician-confirmed diagnosis within the past 12 months of first-time breast and/or gynecologic cancer (e.g., cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, vulvar) in stages I-III * Currently or will receive treatment with curative intent * Score less than 8 on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Distress Thermometer, indicating low to moderate levels of distress * Score less than 15 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 items (PHQ-9, indicating low to moderate levels of depression Exclusion Criteria: * Selected '2 Several days' or '3 Almost everyday' on PHQ9 item #9, indicating indicating imminent risk of suicide * Have severe chronic diseases (e.g., coronary heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic renal failure), at the discretion of the treating clinician or study investigator * People with a risk for psychosis, mania, and alcohol abuse, based on screening questions commonly used in the field * Cannot attend the intervention activities at the hospital during the proposed intervention period
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Breast and Gynecology Department, Hung Vuong Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Can Tho Oncology Hospital
RECRUITINGCan Tho, Vietnam
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Da Nang Oncology Hospital
RECRUITINGDa Nang, Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital
RECRUITINGHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Oncology Center, Cho Ray Hospital
RECRUITINGChợ Rây, Vietnam
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Oncology Center, Hue Central Hospital
RECRUITINGHuế, Vietnam
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