Personality and Cancer Care Study

NCT ID: NCT04625439

Last Updated: 2021-03-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

419 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-18

Study Completion Date

2021-02-08

Brief Summary

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This randomized clinical trial will test whether giving an individualized personality feedback report to adults with a history of cancer can improve their self-awareness, confidence in managing their illness, and mood.

Detailed Description

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This will be a randomized clinical trial examining whether a personality feedback intervention can improve three outcomes in an online sample of adults with cancer: 1) self-awareness, 2) self-efficacy for managing aspects of their illness, and 3) mood. The study will occur in a single 30-minute online session conducted in Qualtrics, with a pre-post randomized design. Participants will respond to a baseline survey including a measurement of the Five-Factor Personality Model and measures of the 3 outcomes of interest, followed by random assignment to either an intervention group or control group. Both groups will read a brief description of the Five-Factor Model of Personality. Those randomized to the intervention group will also receive an individualized feedback report containing their personality results on each of the five personality factors and recommendations for cancer self-management based on these results. After reading the personality information, participants will respond to the outcome measures again in a post-intervention survey. Control participants will receive their individualized personality feedback reports after the study is complete.

Conditions

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Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Personality Feedback

The intervention arm will read about the Five-Factor model and receive a feedback report with individualized personality results and self-management recommendations.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Personality Feedback Self-Management Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention is a personality feedback report that will tell participants whether they scored low (bottom third), average (middle third), or high (top third) on each of the five factor personality characteristics based on gender-matched norms. In addition to a description of general tendencies based on their level of each personality trait, the feedback will include information about how scoring in a given category may relate to an individual's cancer self-management or healthcare decision making. The feedback for each personality trait will include recommendations for how to improve key outcomes.

No-feedback Control

The control arm will read about the Five-Factor model but will not receive feedback or their personality results until after the study.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Personality Feedback Self-Management Intervention

The intervention is a personality feedback report that will tell participants whether they scored low (bottom third), average (middle third), or high (top third) on each of the five factor personality characteristics based on gender-matched norms. In addition to a description of general tendencies based on their level of each personality trait, the feedback will include information about how scoring in a given category may relate to an individual's cancer self-management or healthcare decision making. The feedback for each personality trait will include recommendations for how to improve key outcomes.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* consent to participate
* at least 18 years old (self-reported)
* have a current or past cancer diagnosis (self-reported)

Exclusion Criteria

* under 18 years old (self-reported)
* indicate that they have no known history of cancer (self-reported)
* unable to read or understand English
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Tulane University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Laura Perry

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Laura M Perry, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Tulane University

Locations

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Tulane University

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Perry LM, Mossman B, Garcia SF, Kircher SM, Dunn A, Alonzi S, Easwar S, Hoerger M. Personality Feedback With Tailored Self-Care Recommendations Improves Self-Efficacy for Cancer Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychooncology. 2024 Nov;33(11):e70023. doi: 10.1002/pon.70023.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39547948 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2020-909

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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