RESOLVE-i
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Addition of a mindful breathing intervention for psychological distress to optimise symptom management for patients living with advanced cancer(RESOLVE-i)
IRAS ID
341386
Contact name
Lucy Ziegler
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Leeds
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 28 days
Research summary
In a recent programme of research called RESOLVE we investigated ways to improve symptom management for people living with advanced cancer. We discovered that psychological distress is a barrier to the management of unpleasant symptoms such as pain, fatigue and breathlessness. We think that by treating psychological distress we can help improve management of these symptoms. However, psychological support for patients receiving palliative care is often insufficient.
The NHS supports the use of self-help approaches and therefore, we wanted to understand what interventions could be used by patients themselves. Many patients under hospice care continue to live at home and attend outpatient services, so a brief, self-managed intervention would be suitable for them.
A review of literature has revealed evidence supporting the effective use of brief mindfulness-based breathing interventions for distress in patients with palliative care needs. The evidence shows that mindful breathing improves management of symptoms but the studies we found were conducted in Malaysia. We therefore need to adapt a mindful breathing intervention to suit patients in the UK. We propose to do this through a study called RESOLVE-i, which aims to:
1. Develop a self-directed mindful breathing intervention.
We will talk to patients and carers to help develop the intervention and design information and written materials for an introduction to mindful breathing. The intention is that this intervention could eventually be used as a self-management approach to manage distress.
2. Decide how best to incorporate mindful breathing into patient care.
Hospice staff and healthcare professionals working in GP surgeries will be asked for their opinions on the best and most acceptable way to introduce the intervention to patients, including those who cannot or do not attend hospice outpatient groups.
We will use this information to design a study to test the feasibility and acceptability of this approach.REC name
London - Camden & Kings Cross Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/LO/0484
Date of REC Opinion
3 Jul 2024
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion