Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: Impact of a Group Intervention on Breast Cancer Patient's Adjustment and Emotion Regulation at the End of Treatment
Brief Summary: 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.


Options:
A: Arm Label: Group 1- in active treatment; Type: N/A; Interventions: N/A | Arm Label: Group 2 - 2-6 months post-treatment; Type: N/A; Interventions: N/A | Arm Label: Group 3 - 6 mos-3yrs post-treatment; Type: N/A; Interventions: N/A | Arm Label: Group 4 - Palliative treatment; Type: N/A; Interventions: N/A | Arm Label: Group 5 - Referred to dentist/oral team; Type: N/A; Interventions: N/A
B: Arm Label: 1; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction | Arm Label: 2; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction; Assigned to Arm(s): 1
C: Arm Label: Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Other: Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation; Assigned to Arm(s): Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation
D: Arm Label: Cognitive-behavioral therapy and hypnosis group; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral therapy and hypnosis group | Arm Label: Support group; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Support group | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Cognitive-behavioral therapy and hypnosis group; Assigned to Arm(s): Cognitive-behavioral therapy and hypnosis group | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Support group; Assigned to Arm(s): Support group

Answer: D