Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Upper GI Cancer difficulties
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A pilot study of the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with a post-Upper GI cancer population
IRAS ID
166553
Contact name
Martin Dempster
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 9 months, 1 days
Research summary
This research study aims to assess the effectiveness of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy group based intervention at improving quality of life, increasing Psychological Flexibility and reducing psychological distress,with survivors of Upper GI cancer following curative treatment. Participants will be invited to take part in an eight week intervention with outcomes being measured before, after and during the group as well as two months following completion. Outcomes will be compared with a control group. Further to this some participants will be asked to attend a focus group which aims to assess the acceptability of this therapy for this population. We will also pilot the methods for collecting both cost and quality adjusted life year (QALY) data over the study period to inform the design of a future cost-effectiveness analysis.
Research has indicated that this population are under considerable psychological distress however within the UK there is currently no specifically tailored psychological interventions on offer to reduce this distress.
REC name
HSC REC B
REC reference
15/NI/0066
Date of REC Opinion
13 May 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion