Unique ID issued by UMIN | UMIN000005004 |
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Receipt number | R000005942 |
Scientific Title | Spiritual care of cancer patients by integrated medicine in a forest park |
Date of disclosure of the study information | 2011/02/02 |
Last modified on | 2011/02/02 14:44:04 |
Spiritual care of cancer patients by integrated medicine in a forest park
Spiritual care of cancer patients in a forest park
Spiritual care of cancer patients by integrated medicine in a forest park
Spiritual care of cancer patients in a forest park
Japan |
breast cancer, lung cancer
Chest surgery | Breast surgery | Psychiatry |
Malignancy
NO
Psycho-oncological care including spiritual care is essential for cancer patients. Integrated medicine, a therapy combining modern western medicine with various kinds of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), can be appropriate for the spiritual care of cancer because of the multidimensional characteristics of the spirituality. In particular, therapies that enable patients to establish a deeper contact with nature, inspire feelings of life and growth of plants, and involve meditation may be useful for spiritual care. The purpose of our study was to examine the effect of spiritual care of cancer patients by integrated medicine in a green environment.
Efficacy
Confirmatory
Pragmatic
Not applicable
Spirituality (the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Wellbeing; FACIT-Sp) before and after intervention
Quality of life (QOL; SF-36), fatigue (cancer fatigue scale; CFS), psychological state (POMS and STAI), circadian rhythm and NK cell activity before and after intervention
Interventional
Single arm
Non-randomized
Open -no one is blinded
Uncontrolled
1
Treatment
Behavior,custom |
A program consisted of forest therapy, horticultural therapy, yoga meditation and support group therapy once a week for 12 weeks
20 | years-old | <= |
70 | years-old | > |
Male and Female
1. Patients who had been diagnosed with cancer.
2. Patients aged between 20 and 70 years.
3. More than 1 month had passed after the patient had undergone surgery, chemotherapy or irradiation.
4. Patients judged by a physician to be able to participate in the study.
5. Selection was made irrespective of type and progression of cancer.
Patients who do not meet inclusion criteria
50
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Middle name | |
Last name | Jiro Imanishi |
Kyoto Prefectural University of Meidicine Graduate School of Medical Science
Department of Microbiology
465, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
075-251-5330
1st name | |
Middle name | |
Last name | Jiro Imanishi |
Meiji University of Integrative Medicine
Center for Integrative Meidicine
2-4, Higashisakaidani-cho, Ooharano, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
075-333-1386
imanishi-micro@nifty.com
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
The Commemorative Organization for the Japan World Exposition' 70
Other
Japan
Kyoto University, Osaka University, and Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital
NO
万博公園(大阪府)
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Completed
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2007 | Year | 12 | Month | 01 | Day |
2011 | Year | 02 | Month | 02 | Day |
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Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000005942
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