Behavioral activation for depression in patients with advanced cancer: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Though behavioral activation (BA) has been shown to be effective for depression, evidence in patients with advanced cancer has not been established. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a BA program on depression in this population.

Methods

A randomized controlled trial with a wait-list control group (waiting group) of 38 patients with advanced cancer and depression will be conducted at three sites in Japan. The BA program consists of seven sessions. Outcome measures will be evaluated at three times in the intervention group; at the entry, at the end of the intervention and 4 months after the end of the intervention and four times in the waiting group: at the entry, before the intervention, at the end of the intervention, and 4 months after the end of

SUBMITTER: Hirayama T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10173594 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature