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The Effect of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) on Psychological Status and Immune Function of Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy.

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What is being tested

cognitive behavior therapy

Behavioral
Who is being recruted

Colonic Diseases+8

+ Digestive System Diseases

+ Digestive System Neoplasms

From 18 to 75 Years
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How is the trial designed

Prevention Study

Interventional
Study Start: March 2021
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Summary

Principal SponsorShanghai 10th People's Hospital
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: March 1, 2021

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy are often subjected to considerable psychological stress. CBT is considered as one of the effective methods to relieve stress. CBT is effective in alleviating depression and anxiety, but the effect of CBT on cognitive and immune function in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy remains uninvestigated.

Official TitleThe Effect of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) on Psychological Status and Immune Function of Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy.
NCT04741308
Principal SponsorShanghai 10th People's Hospital
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

100 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Prevention Study

Prevention studies aim to stop a disease from developing. They often involve people at risk and test things like vaccines, lifestyle changes, or preventive medications.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 75 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Colonic DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesDigestive System NeoplasmsGastrointestinal DiseasesGastrointestinal NeoplasmsIntestinal DiseasesIntestinal NeoplasmsNeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteRectal DiseasesColorectal Neoplasms

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1.18≤age≤75; 2.Being scheduled to undergo colorectal cancer surgery; 3.Being able to complete all the assessment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Having a history of tumor, mental disorders(including dementia), brain trauma or other cerebral diseases; 2. Having severe depression and anxiety currently; 3. Having alcohol dependence or other substance dependence; 4. Having serious physical illness; 5. Participating in other clinical studies.

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Patients randomly assigned to CBT group will receive 8 times of CBT treatment during chemotherapy.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Recruiting

Shanghai 10th People's Hospital

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