Effect of Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation as a Means to Improve the Psychological Well-being and the Quality of Life for Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation techniques are effective in the management of pain, fatigue, nausea-vomit, anxiety and depression in patients with either prostate or breast cancer. This study includes a total of 200 patients with prostate and breast cancer randomly assigned to either a control or intervention group. The intervention group received in total 4 sessions of Guided Imagery (protocol floating on a cloud) and Progressive Muscle Relaxation (breathing exercises and use of 11 groups of muscle progressively tensing and relaxing). Measurements included the assessment of pain, fatigue, nausea-vomit, depression, anxiety and quality of life. Additionally, saliva samples were collected prior and after the sessions as to assess saliva cortisol and saliva α-amylase. The same measurements were received by the patients of the control group as to allow comparisons.

Official Title
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A Randomized Clinical Trial on the Effect of Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation for the Management of Pain, Stress, Anxiety and Depression as a Means to Improve the Psychological Well-being and the Quality of Life for Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer

Conditions
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Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Clinical diagnosis of breast or prostate cancer Must be able to follow instructions Good cognitive ability Willing to participate Exclusion Criteria: Use of cortisone Xerostomia oral mucositis

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 72 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation<br> | Other: Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation<br>* 4 supervised sessions per patient for 4 weeks additional to daily unsupervised sessions<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stress | Saliva α-amylase and saliva cortisol | 20 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quality of Life |  | 20 months | 
| Fatigue |  | 20 months | 
| Anxiety |  | 20 months | 
| Depression |  | 20 months | 
| Nausea-vomit |  | 20 months | 
| Pain |  | 20 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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guided imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, complimentary and alternative medicine, quality of life, stress, pain, anxiety