Mindfulness for people with incurable cancer version 0.1

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    A pilot investigation of a mindfulness course for people with incurable cancer

  • IRAS ID

    226702

  • Contact name

    Fiona Eccles

  • Contact email

    f.eccles@lancaster.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Lancaster University

  • Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

    NCT03446092

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 10 months, 30 days

  • Research summary

    Living with a life limiting condition such as cancer can be very hard and individuals are at risk of experiencing high levels of psychological distress, which can often be overlooked when the focus is on managing physical symptoms. Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to be helpful in reducing distress for people with cancer generally. This pilot study will use an established mindfulness programme called mindfulness for health with people with cancer which is incurable to see if this type of intervention is acceptable and useful for this group of people.

  • REC name

    North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    18/NW/0369

  • Date of REC Opinion

    22 Aug 2018

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion