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A study looking at mindfulness as a way of helping with fatigue, anxiety and depression in women who have secondary breast cancer

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This study looked at a form of meditation called mindfulness as a way of reducing stress. It was for women who had breast cancer that had spread to other parts of their body ().

Recruitment start: 6 October 2010

Recruitment end: 6 December 2011

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

Professor George Lewith

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

University of Southampton

Last reviewed: 26 November 2014

CRUK internal database number: 7635

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