In the experimental group, participants will perform vagal breathing (VB), followed by the MSI, followed again by VB. The VB component will guide participants how to perform deep slow vagal breathing by inhaling and counting 1-5, holding their breath and counting 1-2, and exhaling and counting 1-5, during 2-5 minutes. The MSI component will teach participants to chronologically organize the segments of their memory of the incurable diagnosis, to verbally label feelings or somatic sensations they had at that moment, and to provide causal links between the event's segments and causality to their feelings and sensations, following the protocol of Gidron et al. (2001).

Participants in the control group will receive support and attention (usual care) and will be invited to recall announcement of the incurable disease progression. More precisely, they will be invited to express their associated thoughts and feelings, being free to talk about their experience, and the psychologist will react with empathy and support.

Colorectal Cancer

Bladder Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Kidney Cancer

Advanced Sarcoma

The MSI component will teach participants to chronologically organize the segments of their memory of the incurable diagnosis, to verbally label feelings or somatic sensations they had at that moment, and to provide causal links between the event's segments and causality to their feelings and sensations, following the protocol of Gidron et al. (2001).
In the MSI part, the patient will talk, and the therapist will note the different event parts and their real timing. Each time the patient says a feeling or sensation, the therapist will ask to verbally elaborate and provide the cause of these feelings and sensations. Then, the therapist will retell the story in a chronological manner, with verbal titles and causes for feelings and sensations. Finally, the patient will be asked to retell the story in this structured manner, after being explained how to do so.
vagal breathing (i.e., deep, paced breathing) is a way to increase HRV, and thus parasympathetic activation

Memory structuring intervention + Vagal breathing

support and attention (usual care)

Centre Oscar Lambret

Effects of a Neuroscience-based Technique on Cancer Patients Announced of a Palliative Disease Progression and Partners

Effects of a Neuroscience-based Technique on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Inflammation, and Survival in Cancer Patients Announced of a Palliative Disease Progression and Their Partners

PCL-5 means PTSD Checklist for DSM-5. This self-report rating scale assesses the presence and severity of PTSD symptoms. It includes 20 items. Each item is rated on a 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely) response scale. The total score (0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. This total score reflects the severity of PTSD symptoms, and a cut-off of 32 reflects probable PTSD.

Comparison of the PCL-5 score (PTSD symptoms severity score obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items) at 1 week, 1 month and 3 months after the first intervention.
PCL-5 means PTSD Checklist for DSM-5. This self-report rating scale assesses the presence and severity of PTSD symptoms. It includes 20 items. Each item is rated on a 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely) response scale. The total score (0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. This total score reflects the severity of PTSD symptoms, and a cut-off of 32 reflects probable PTSD.

EQ-5D essentially consists of 2 pages: the EQ-5D descriptive system and the EQ visual analogue scale (EQ VAS).The EQ-5D-3L descriptive system comprises the following five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has 3 levels: no problems, some problems, and extreme problems. The patient is asked to indicate his health state in each of the dimensions. This decision results into a 1-digit number (number 1, 2, or 3) that expresses having no problems for 1, having some problems for 2, and having extreme problems for 3. The digits for the five dimensions is combined into a 5-digit number that describes the patient's health state, ranging from 11111 (having no problems in all dimensions) to 33333 (having extreme problems in all dimensions). The EQ VAS records the patient's self-rated health on a vertical visual analogue scale where the endpoints are labelled 'Best imaginable health state' and 'Worst imaginable health state'.

QALY is the Quality-adjusted life years. This outcome will be calculating using the EQ-5D score and the survival time ,in order to take into account both the quantity and quality of life generated by an intervention. One QALY equates to one year in perfect health. If an individual's health is below this maximum, QALYs are accrued at a rate of less than 1 per year. To be dead is associated with 0 QALYs.

Inflammation level will be assessed using CRP and albumin level

Emotion regulation evaluated by the BACQ scale. BACQ scale is the Brief Approach/Avoidance Coping Questionnaire.The scale contains 12 items based on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 " Strongly disagree " to 5 "Totally agree ". The total score is calculated by the sum of the items (ranging from 12 to 60). It is also possible to calculate three subscores (i.e., approach index; resignation and withdrawal index; diversion index). The higher the total score, the more the participant use an approach coping.

Improvement of the PCL-5 score at 3 months compared to Baseline. PCL-5 means PTSD Checklist for DSM-5. This self-report rating scale assesses the presence and severity of PTSD symptoms. It includes 20 items. Each item is rated on a 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely) response scale. The total score (0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. This total score reflects the severity of PTSD symptoms, and a cut-off of 32 reflects probable PTSD.

Evolution of PCL-5 score in the first 3 months, especially at 1 month. PCL-5 means PTSD Checklist for DSM-5. This self-report rating scale assesses the presence and severity of PTSD symptoms. It includes 20 items. Each item is rated on a 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely) response scale. The total score (0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. This total score reflects the severity of PTSD symptoms, and a cut-off of 32 reflects probable PTSD.

SCALab UMR CNRS 9193 Université de Lille

The research assistant blind to group assignments is responsible to conduct the three follows-ups

The administration of chemotherapy regimen with trabectedin will be determined by the Investigator's discretion depending on the patients' conditions and previous chemotherapy.

This includes other palliative chemotherapy or biological therapy or best supportive care.

Soft Tissue Sarcoma

NKI Amsterdam

UMC Groningen

Leiden University

Nijmegen UMCN

Erasmus MC Rotterdam

Study in Patients With Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS) After Failure of Anthracyclines and/or Ifosfamide

An Observational, Multicenter, Open-label Study of the Management of Patients With Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma After Failure of Anthracyclines and/or Ifosfamide or Patients Unsuited to Receive These Drugs

antidepressants/sarcoma

Effects of a Neuroscience-based Technique on Cancer Patients Announced of a Palliative Disease Progression and Partners

Study in Patients With Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS) After Failure of Anthracyclines and/or Ifosfamide

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