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Efficacy of the MAEva Program (Meditation, Acceptance, and Commitment to Values) Among Patients Treated For Breast Cancer.

Efficacy of the MAEva Program (Meditation, Acceptance, and Commitment to Values) Among Patients Treated For Breast Cancer : a Randomized, Multicenter Clinical Trial

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The MAEva program combines Acceptance and Committment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness practices. It is an open and circular intervention, in three sessions (Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Commitment to values). It is designed for cancer patients and was the subject of an initial study that explored its feasibility and acceptability, as well as the initial results on psychological well-being. This randomized, multicenter clinical trial is necessary to demonstrate the efficacy of the MAEva program compared to a discussion group with non metastatic breast cancer patients. Patients will be included and randomized into two arms: * In the first arm, patients will have the opportunity to participate in the MAEva program for nine consecutive weeks. * and the second arm patients will have the opportunity to participate in a discussion group for nine consecutive weeks. The patients will be able to attend one session per week for nine consecutive weeks. Quantitative assessments of quality of life, symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression, as well as psychological flexibility, will be conducted before the first session, after 3 weeks, 9 weeks, and 12 weeks. Also, a qualitative analysis will be conducted based on satisfaction questionnaire and a semistructured interview performed after the end of the program. The interview analysis will described the extent to which the intervention is adapted to the realities on the ground and the needs of the target population. It will enable to identify how patients appropriate the psychological flexibility processes taught in the program in relation to the conceptual framework of ACT therapy (i.e., contact with the present moment, self-as-context, acceptance, defusion, values, and committed action) and integrate them into their daily lives.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
190 (estimated)
First submitted
9 Sept 2025
Start date
16 Feb 2026
Primary completion date
16 Feb 2029
Lead sponsor
Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine
NCT number
NCT07326800

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 190
  • From 16 Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, 16 Feb 2029
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Patients with metastatic cancer,
  • Presence of an acute psychiatric disorder: acute depression, unstable bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder (delusions, hallucinations), etc.
  • Insufficient attentional resources for meditation: major attention, memory, or reasoning disorders,
  • Presence of cognitive and neurocognitive disorders and deficits,

Other

  • Presence of recurrent uncontrolled panic attacks (particularly related to hypochondriacal concerns),
  • Presence of deafness,
  • Current participation in another mindfulness program,
  • Persons deprived of their liberty or under guardianship (including curatorship),
  • Inability to undergo medical monitoring for the trial for geographical, social, or psychological reasons.

Who the study is looking for

  • Patients with non-metastatic breast cancer,
  • Patients who are able and willing to follow all study procedures in accordance with the protocol,
  • Patients who have understood, signed, and dated the consent form,
  • Patients who are affiliated with the social security system,
  • Patients who are able to remain seated during the 1.5-hour sessions.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine
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Vandœuvre-lès-NancyFranceRecruiting

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