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The modulatory role of internet-supported mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on extracellular vesicles and psychological distress in people who have had cancer : a protocol for a two-armed randomized controlled study |
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| Author: | Pereira, Diana R.1,2,3,4; Silva, Eunice R.1,2,3,4; Carvalho-Maia, Carina3,4,5; |
| Organizations: |
1Psychology Service, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPOP), Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal 2Cancer Genetics Group, Research Centre of Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (CI-IPOP), Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal 3RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPOP), Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal
4Porto Comprehensive Cancer Centre (Porto.CCC), Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal
5Cancer Biology and Epigenetics Group, IPO Porto Research Center (GEBC CI-IPOP), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPOP), Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal 6Cancer Epidemiology Group-Research Center, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPOP), Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal 7Department of Epidemiology, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPOP), Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal 8CINEICC, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Rua do Colégio Novo, 3000-115, Coimbra, Portugal 9REACH, Mental Health Clinic, Rua de Camões, 218, 4° andar, sala 2, 4000-138, Porto, Portugal 10Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 3C1, Canada 11Disease Networks Research Unit, Laboratory of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Infotech Oulu, Kvantum Institute, University of Oulu, 90570, Oulu, Finland 12BioMark@UC, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal 13BioMark Sensor Research/CEB, Centre of Biological Engineering of Minho University, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal 14Department of Pathology and Molecular Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto (ICBAS-UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal 15Department of Pathology, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPOP), Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | published version |
| Access: | open |
| Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 1.4 MB) |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2022052438298 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Springer Nature,
2022
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| Publish Date: | 2022-08-16 |
| Description: |
AbstractBackground: Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been used in oncology contexts as a promising tool with numerous benefits for various health-related and psychosocial outcomes. Despite the increasing popularity of MBIs, few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have examined their effects upon biological parameters. Specifically, no previous study has examined the effects of MBIs on extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are potentially important markers of health, disease, and stress. Moreover, the lack of RCTs is even more limited within the context of technology-mediated MBIs and long-term effects. Methods: The current study protocol presents a two-arm, parallel, randomized controlled study investigating the effects of internet-supported mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) compared with treatment as usual (TAU). Primary outcomes are psychological distress and EV cargo of distressed participants with previous breast, colorectal, or prostate cancer diagnoses. Secondary outcomes are self-reported psychosocial and health-related measures, and additional biological markers. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, 4 weeks after baseline (mid-point of the intervention), 8 weeks after baseline (immediately post-intervention), 24 weeks after baseline (after booster sessions), and 52 weeks after baseline. Our goal is to recruit at least 111 participants who have been diagnosed with breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer (cancer stage I to III), are between 18 and 65 years old, and have had primary cancer treatments completed between 3 months and 5 years ago. Half of the participants will be randomized to the TAU group, and the other half will participate in an 8-week online MBCT intervention with weekly group sessions via videoconference. The intervention also includes asynchronous homework, an online retreat after the fifth week, and 4 monthly booster sessions after completion of the 8-week programme. Discussion: This study will allow characterizing the effects of internet-based MBCT on psychosocial and biological indicators in the context of cancer. The effects on circulating EVs will also be investigated, as a possible neurobiological pathway underlying mind-body intervention effects. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.govNCT04727593 (date of registration: 27 January 2021; date of record verification: 6 October 2021). see all
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| Series: |
Trials |
| ISSN: | 1745-6215 |
| ISSN-E: | 1745-6215 |
| ISSN-L: | 1745-6215 |
| Volume: | 23 |
| Article number: | 118 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13063-022-06045-x |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06045-x |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
3122 Cancers 515 Psychology |
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| Funding: |
This study is funded by the European Commission, Horizon 2020, H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2020, programme Novel ideas for radically new Technologies RIA. Research and Innovation, Action proposal number 829040. The funding gives autonomy to the research teams with respect to study design, data collection, management, analysis, and interpretation, as well as in terms of writing and submitting study reports. |
| EU Grant Number: |
(829040) MindGAP - Bridging the gap between Mind, Brain and Body: exosome role and monitoring |
| Copyright information: |
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