Psychological Factors Influencing Cancer Post-traumatic Growth

Launched by CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VALENCIENNES · Feb 22, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how certain psychological factors can influence positive changes in cancer patients after they experience trauma related to their illness. Specifically, the researchers want to understand if emotional skills, the ability to adapt to change, and how satisfied patients feel with their care at the beginning of treatment can affect their personal growth after completing chemotherapy. The study will look at patients with different types of solid tumors to see how these factors play a role over time.

To be eligible for this study, participants must be adults over 18 years old who are starting their first round of curative treatment for a solid cancer, and they should be within six months of their initial diagnosis. Patients who have had cancer before or whose cancer has advanced or returned are not eligible. If you join the study, you will complete questionnaires at the start of your treatment and again after finishing chemotherapy, as well as at the six-month mark, to help researchers learn more about the connection between psychological factors and personal growth in cancer survivors.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients over 18 years of age
• • Patients in the initial phase of curative treatment for a 1st solid cancer
• • At the start of neo-adjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy (1st course or 2nd course)
• • At less than 6 months from the initial diagnosis
• • Patient having given written consent to participate in the study
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with a previous history of cancer
• • Patients with incurable cancer progression, recurrence or relapse
• • Metastatic, brain, hematological or skin cancer
• • Patients who have difficulty understanding written French
• • Patient psychologically or physically unable to answer questionnaires