Faith-Based African American Cancer Survivorship Storytelling

NCT ID: NCT03082612

Last Updated: 2023-10-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 22 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-06-28
• Study Completion Date: 2022-06-30

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention (viewing of video recordings) designed to reduce psychological distress among African Americans during treatment for cancer. This knowledge will inform a larger test of an intervention.

Detailed Description

This study addresses a need to integrate spirituality with cancer care as requested among African Americans. In the PI's research with African Americans, a dominant mental health promoting strategy used in response to a cancer diagnosis is the use of religious stories and songs. African Americans have a strong cultural history of relying on religious stories and songs to overcome oppression and mental suffering encountered in their lived experience. If successful, the findings from this preliminary study will contribute to the evidence that spirituality is important to cancer care and to achieving optimal patient outcomes among this medically underserved population. More importantly, the infusion of spirituality in cancer care has to potential to reduce the high levels of psychological distress experienced among African Americans and FCG's; to enable them to become more engaged in their cancer care and in supportive family relationships; and, ultimately to improve the overall quality of life for African American cancer patients and FCGs. The actual administration of the intervention (viewing of video recordings) will take approximately 30 minutes with all sessions to occur over a 3 week period. The intervention will consist of participants viewing a selection of video recorded vignettes during 3 weekly sessions. The vignettes are of actual African American cancer survivors narrating stories of ways in which hymns can be used to overcome their anxieties and depressed moods through the use of a hymn.

Conditions

Cancer

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

African American cancer patients

Patients will be required to participate in intervention activities and 5 data collection interviews. Interviews to complete both open-ended interviews and quantitative measures will take approximately 45 minutes. The actual administration of the intervention (viewing of video recordings) will take approximately 30 minutes with all sessions to occur over a 3 week period.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Faith-Based African American Cancer Survivorship Storytelling Intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will consist of participants viewing a selection of video recorded vignettes during 3 weekly sessions. There will be 5 vignettes included in each session with each vignette edited to a real time of 3-4 minutes (each session is 30 minutes). Since the intervention is designed to be self-administered, there will be a video recorded introduction and instructions for use narrated by the PI. The vignettes are of actual African American cancer survivors narrating stories of ways in which hymns can be used to overcome their anxieties and depressed moods through the use of a hymn. The hymns included represent exemplars from the 5 themes prevalent in the PI's previous research

Family caregivers

Family caregivers will be required to participate in intervention activities and 5 data collection interviews. Interviews to complete both open-ended interviews and quantitative measures will take approximately 45 minutes. The actual administration of the intervention (viewing of video recordings) will take approximately 30 minutes with all sessions to occur over a 3 week period.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Faith-Based African American Cancer Survivorship Storytelling Intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will consist of participants viewing a selection of video recorded vignettes during 3 weekly sessions. There will be 5 vignettes included in each session with each vignette edited to a real time of 3-4 minutes (each session is 30 minutes). Since the intervention is designed to be self-administered, there will be a video recorded introduction and instructions for use narrated by the PI. The vignettes are of actual African American cancer survivors narrating stories of ways in which hymns can be used to overcome their anxieties and depressed moods through the use of a hymn. The hymns included represent exemplars from the 5 themes prevalent in the PI's previous research

Interventions

Faith-Based African American Cancer Survivorship Storytelling Intervention

The intervention will consist of participants viewing a selection of video recorded vignettes during 3 weekly sessions. There will be 5 vignettes included in each session with each vignette edited to a real time of 3-4 minutes (each session is 30 minutes). Since the intervention is designed to be self-administered, there will be a video recorded introduction and instructions for use narrated by the PI. The vignettes are of actual African American cancer survivors narrating stories of ways in which hymns can be used to overcome their anxieties and depressed moods through the use of a hymn. The hymns included represent exemplars from the 5 themes prevalent in the PI's previous research

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

Hymns Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 30-89 years
• Newly diagnosed with any stage cancer
• Treatment plans to include weekly outpatient chemotherapy
• Previously screened and with greater than 0 level of psychological distress
• Willingness to participate in all study activities including data collection
• Willing to identify a family caregiver (FCG) (immediate or extended family member) to also participate

• Immediate or extended family member of the patient
• 18 years of age or older
• Able to provide informed consent
• Willing to participate in study activities, including data collection

Exclusion Criteria

• Have completed surgery with no plans for chemotherapy
• Find conversations around religion or spirituality emotionally upsetting
• Have completed more than half of prescribed chemotherapy treatments
• In hospice care
• Not able to provide informed consent

• Find conversations around religion or spirituality emotionally upsetting

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 89 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Emory University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jill Hamilton

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Jill B Hamilton, PhD, RN

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Emory University

Locations

Grady Cancer Center for Excellence

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Countries

United States

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

View Document

Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

5R03MD013509-02

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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IRB00093110

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id