Cultivating Resilience in Oncology Practice

NCT ID: NCT04902313

Last Updated: 2021-05-26

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-05-31

Study Completion Date

2023-05-02

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the CROP study is to investigate the potential to cultivate psychological resources and resilience in childhood cancer patients and their family members using a mobile phone-based intervention.

The feasibility study aims to evaluate the implementation and participant experience of the digital intervention and register psychological outcome measures preliminary evidence for its acceptability, feasibility, and potential beneficial effects.

Detailed Description

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The feasibility study (CROP) will recruit 20 youths with newly diagnosed cancer (10-18 y) and family members for participation in a 12-week digital intervention to cultivate psychological resources.

Investigators will recruit an equal number of pediatric patients with other chronic conditions to an observational comparison group to indicate the influences on participation and outcome from the oncology care context.

Investigators will obtain informed consent from all participants. Upon inclusion in the study, participants will start getting a text message every day for 12 consecutive weeks. The texts will contain links to a digital platform on which participants will complete an exercise in either self-reflection or guided mindfulness meditation.

The psychological training program is based on 12 modules with evidence-based treatments in other medical contexts and age groups. The practices are based on acceptance, commitment, re-appraisal, meaning and purpose, expressive writing, narrative processes, mindfulness, compassion, equanimity, and gratitude. The combination of practices and the implementation in pediatric oncology has not been studied earlier.

The cancer patients will be recruited during the first month after diagnosis, meet with an instructor during 2-4 start-up meetings, and thereafter practice on their own or with participating family members.

The pediatric patients with chronic diseases will be recruited during a follow-up visit to an out-patient clinic and meet with an instructor during 2-4 start-up meetings, and thereafter practice on their own or together with participating family members.

Investigators will address the primary research question of the feasibility of the intervention by investigating participant activity data, written evaluations of the experience of participation, and through phone interviews of participants.

Secondary research questions, such as preliminary data on changes in mental health and psychological distress, will be investigated with self-report questionnaires.

Conditions

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Childhood Cancer Depressive Symptoms Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms Mental Health Issue

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Interventional group of cancer patients, and observational group of pediatric patients with other chronic conditions.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
Collection of data and analysis will be made by researcher with limited knowledge of participant status.

Study Groups

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Cancer patients

Youths (10-18 y) with newly diagnosed cancer, as well as their family members.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Awareness and insight Modules (AiM)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

12 week of daily reflection and meditation exercises, delivered by mobile phone text messages, after 3-4 live introduction sessions.

Pediatric patients

Youths (10-18 y) with a chronic somatic disease receiving care at a pediatric outpatient facility.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Awareness and insight Modules (AiM)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

12 week of daily reflection and meditation exercises, delivered by mobile phone text messages, after 3-4 live introduction sessions.

Interventions

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Awareness and insight Modules (AiM)

12 week of daily reflection and meditation exercises, delivered by mobile phone text messages, after 3-4 live introduction sessions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Newly diagnosed cancer
* Chronic pediatric disease

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe crisis reaction
* Late-stage palliative care
* Severe intellectual disability
* Psychiatric disease hindrance
* Participation in other study with psychological intervention
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Linkoeping University

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Oskar Lundgren

Lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Catrin Furuhjelm, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Region Östergötland

Locations

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H.K.H. Crown Princess Victoria Children's Hospital, Linköping University Hospital, Sweden

Linköping, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

Central Contacts

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Oskar Lundgren, MD, Phd, MSc

Role: CONTACT

70-2285546 ext. 46

Facility Contacts

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Oskar Lundgren, MD, PhD, MSc

Role: primary

010-1030326 ext. 46

Other Identifiers

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2020-01044

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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