Digital Connections: an EHealth Group Intervention for Young Adult Cancer Survivors

NCT ID: NCT05952492

Last Updated: 2024-11-26

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 32 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-01-16
• Study Completion Date: 2024-10-30

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of recruiting young adult cancer survivors from across the nation and to explore the impact of an eHealth group intervention on psychosocial health in this population.

Detailed Description

Study investigators will conduct a single-arm pilot trial in which a 10 week eHealth group intervention will be delivered via a study website. We will use a multi-pronged approach to recruit young adult cancer survivors from across the country. Study participants will attend weekly group meetings with a trained facilitator to receive the manualized intervention over the course of 10 weeks.

Conditions

Cancer

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Stress Management Skills Training

Participants will attend group sessions with a trained facilitator held over videoconference. Sessions will each last 2 hours and be held once weekly for 10 weeks. Sessions will include stress management skills training and health education content.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Stress Management Skills Training

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants will attend group sessions with a trained facilitator held over videoconference. Sessions will each last 2 hours and be held once weekly for 10 weeks. Sessions will include stress management skills training and health education content.

Interventions

Stress Management Skills Training

Participants will attend group sessions with a trained facilitator held over videoconference. Sessions will each last 2 hours and be held once weekly for 10 weeks. Sessions will include stress management skills training and health education content.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18-39 years at the time of participation

2. Diagnosed with any invasive cancer between 15-39 years old

3. Finished curative cancer treatment 1 month to 5 years prior to enrollment (except maintenance therapy such as ongoing hormone therapy)

4. Currently experiencing at least mild symptoms of depression or anxiety (i.e., score ≥1 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-4)

5. Able to speak and read English so all group attendees can communicate in a shared language.

6. Able and willing to give informed consent.

7. Access to internet or cellular connectivity with sufficient bandwidth to participate in videoconferences

Exclusion Criteria

1) Documented or observable psychiatric or neurological disorders that could interfere with study participation (e.g., psychosis, active substance abuse)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 39 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Arizona

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Rina Fox, PhD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Arizona

Locations

University of Arizona Cancer Center

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Countries

United States

References

Fox RS, Badger TA, Moya S, Gudenkauf LM, Nelson MA, O'Neill RM, Leete JJ, Friedman SE, Katsanis E, Victorson DE, Sanford SD, Penedo FJ, Antoni MH, Oswald LB. An HRQOL Proof-Of-Concept Analysis of the eHealth TOGETHER Intervention for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Brief Report. Psychooncology. 2025 Jul;34(7):e70234. doi: 10.1002/pon.70234.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 40879639 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

STUDY00003230

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id