Targeting Fear of Cancer Recurrence with Internet-Based Emotional Freedom Techniques (iEFT) and Mindfulness Meditation Intervention (iMMI) (BGOG-gyn1b/REMOTE)

Laura Tack; Lore Mertens; Marte Vandeweyer; Fien Florin; Emma Pauwels; Thaïs Baert; Tom Boterberg; Christel Fontaine; Kurt Geldhof; Caroline Lamot; Christine Langenaeken; Jeroen Mebis; Laure-Anne Teuwen; Katherine Vandenborre; Heidi Van den Bulck; Florence Van Ryckeghem; Mohammad Najlah; Patricia Schofield; Philip R. Debruyne

doi:10.3390/brainsci15090900

Targeting Fear of Cancer Recurrence with Internet-Based Emotional Freedom Techniques (iEFT) and Mindfulness Meditation Intervention (iMMI) (BGOG-gyn1b/REMOTE)

Laura Tack, Lore Mertens, Marte Vandeweyer, Fien Florin, Emma Pauwels, Thaïs Baert, Tom Boterberg, Christel Fontaine, Kurt Geldhof, Caroline Lamot, Christine Langenaeken, Jeroen Mebis, Laure-Anne Teuwen, Katherine Vandenborre, Heidi Van den Bulck, Florence Van Ryckeghem, Mohammad Najlah, Patricia Schofield, Philip R. Debruyne

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Approximately one-third of cancer survivors report a need for professional help to cope with Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR). In the REMOTE trial, we aim to investigate the efficacy of two internet-based mind-body techniques to address this currently unmet medical need. Cancer survivors, screened using the Cancer Worry Scale (CWS), are randomly assigned to one of the three study groups: (1) internet-based emotional freedom techniques (iEFT) (n = 113), (2) an active control condition internet-based mindfulness meditation intervention (iMMI) (n = 113), or (3) a wait-list control group (WLC) (n = 113). The interventions iEFT and iMMI are conducted remotely using Microsoft Teams (Microsoft, Redmond, WA), and participants have access to an online platform via the MyNexuzHealth application (nexuzhealth NV, Hasselt, Belgium). The primary endpoint is the level of FCR. Secondary outcomes are emotional distress and quality of life (QoL). If iEFT and/or iMMI appear to be effective in reducing FCR, they could be readily implemented in clinical practice.

Original language	English
Article number	900
Journal	Brain Sciences
Volume	15
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15090900
Publication status	Published - 22 Aug 2025

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emotional freedom techniques
fear of cancer recurrence
internet-based interventions
mindfulness meditation

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Tack, L., Mertens, L., Vandeweyer, M., Florin, F., Pauwels, E., Baert, T., Boterberg, T., Fontaine, C., Geldhof, K., Lamot, C., Langenaeken, C., Mebis, J., Teuwen, L.-A., Vandenborre, K., den Bulck, H. V., Ryckeghem, F. V., Najlah, M., Schofield, P., & Debruyne, P. R. (2025). Targeting Fear of Cancer Recurrence with Internet-Based Emotional Freedom Techniques (iEFT) and Mindfulness Meditation Intervention (iMMI) (BGOG-gyn1b/REMOTE). Brain Sciences, 15(9), Article 900. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15090900

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Targeting Fear of Cancer Recurrence with Internet-Based Emotional Freedom Techniques (iEFT) and Mindfulness Meditation Intervention (iMMI) (BGOG-gyn1b/REMOTE)

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