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A study comparing 2 talking therapies for people having treatment for cancer symptoms (CanACT)

Overview

Cancer types:

All cancer types

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This trial compared acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and talking control (TC) for people having treatment to control the symptoms of their cancer.

Recruitment start: 8 November 2015

Recruitment end: 16 December 2016

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Marc Serfaty

Supported by

Marie Curie

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme

University College London

Last reviewed: 7 April 2020

CRUK internal database number: 12925

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