A randomised controlled trial of a cognitive behavioural intervention for men who have hot flushes following prostate cancer treatment (MANCAN): Trial protocol

BMC Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Yousaf, Omar ^a   Stefanopoulou, Evgenia ^a   Grunfeld, Elizabeth A ^b   Hunter, Myra S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Oncology; Prostate; Protocol; RCT; Self help

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; MOOD; NIGHT SWEAT; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SLEEP THERAPY; STRESS MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; SWEATING;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SWEATING;

EID: 84861974407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-230     Document Type: Article

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