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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/04/051910 [Registered on: 24/04/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 27/07/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Behavioral 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Mindfulness for cancer patients stress and coping 
Scientific Title of Study   Effects of a Mindfulness based intervention on stress, coping and quality of life in Indian cancer patients in a palliative care setting: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Anirban Pal 
Designation  Consultant 
Affiliation  Apollo Medical Center 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia 3rd floor, 48/1F, Leela Roy Sarani, Gariahat

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700019
India 
Phone  9830761649  
Fax    
Email  pal.anirban1@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Anirban Pal 
Designation  Consultant 
Affiliation  Apollo Medical Center 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia. 3rd floor 48/1F, Leela Roy Sarani, Gariahat

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700019
India 
Phone  9830761649  
Fax    
Email  pal.anirban1@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Anirban Pal 
Designation  Consultant 
Affiliation  Apollo Medical Center 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia, 3rd floor, 48/1F, Leela Roy Sarani, Gariahat

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700019
India 
Phone  9830761649  
Fax    
Email  pal.anirban1@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Kalyani ESI hospital 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Anirban Pal 
Address  43/6/5 Jheel road Kolkata 700031 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Individual] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Anirban Pal  Kalyani ESI Hospital  Department of public health A Block, Kalyani, Pin 741235
Nadia
WEST BENGAL 
9830761649

pal.anirban1@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kalyani ESI Hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C801||Malignant (primary) neoplasm, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Mindfulness based intervention  A 4 week program to teach Mindfulness. Total duration 4 weeks 
Comparator Agent  Usual care program  A 4 week program to teach usual care. Total duration 4 weeks. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Suffering from cancer 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  End stage disease 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Perceived Stress score (PSS 10) will be assessed  Baseline and after 4 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Coping with cancer (21 item questionnaire) and Quality of Life (SF36)  At baseline and after 4 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="0" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   02/05/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   60 patients suffering from cancer will be randomized into 2 groups to undergo ’Mindfulness’ sessions or ’usual care’ sessions. Their perceived stress score, cancer coping score, and quality of life score will be note pre and post program. The program will run for 4 weeks. The data will be analyzed statistically to detect any difference in the scores. 
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