Novel Digital Application for Patients With Acute Leukemia

NCT ID: NCT06472128

Last Updated: 2025-11-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-10-21

Study Completion Date

2030-04-30

Brief Summary

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This research study is evaluating to examine the efficacy of a novel a self-administered digital application (DREAMLAND) for improving patients' long-term quality of life and psychological outcomes for patients with acute myeloid leukemia undergoing intensive chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

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Patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) confront a sudden and life-threatening diagnosis, requiring an immediate disruption of their life and an urgent 4-6-week hospitalization to initiate intensive chemotherapy. During this hospitalization, they endure substantial physical symptoms due to the side-effects of chemotherapy, which negatively impact their quality of life. Importantly, patients also experience immense psychological distress as they struggle with the abrupt onset of illness, uncertainty regarding their prognosis, physical and social isolation during hospitalization, and complete loss of independence.

Despite the well-described psychological sequalae patients with AML experience, interventions to support them during this challenging hospitalization are limited. Moreover, limited availability of palliative care and mental health clinicians further hinders the scalability and dissemination of supportive care interventions to address the needs of all patients with AML. The investigators developed a self-administered novel digital app (DREAMLAND) for patients with AML undergoing intensive chemotherapy. DREAMLAND includes four modules that focus on: 1) supportive psychotherapy to help patients adjust to the shock of diagnosis; 2) psychoeducation to manage illness expectations; 3) psychosocial skill-building to promote effective coping; and 4) self-care. The investigators recently completed a pilot randomized trial demonstrating the feasibility of DREAMLAND and its promising efficacy for improving patient reported quality of life, anxiety, and depression symptoms, as well as self-efficacy and symptom burden, compared to usual care. Based on these findings, DREAMLAND received an FDA Breakthrough Device Designation as a promising digital therapeutic for AML.

The purpose of this study is to conduct a multi-site randomized trial of DREAMLAND versus VITAL WELLNESS (a physical health promotion control app) in 200 patients with AML undergoing intensive chemotherapy to: a) demonstrate the efficacy of DREAMLAND versus VITAL WELLNESS for improving patient-reported quality of life, and psychological distress; b) assess the impact of DREAMLAND on patient-reported symptom burden, coping, and self-efficacy; c) explore mediators and moderators of the intervention effect on patient-reported quality of life; and d) establish the generalizability of DREAMLAND across care settings.

Conditions

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Relapsed Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Primary Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia High Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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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DREAMLAND

DREAMLAND is a self-administered, multicomponent mobile psychological intervention application for patients to be used during their hospitalization for intensive chemotherapy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

DREAMLAND

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants assigned to DREAMLAND will start using DREAMLAND during the first week of their hospitalization, with a suggested timeline of reviewing one module each week to complete the required modules by week 4 of their hospital stay.

VITAL WELLNESS

VITAL WELLNESS is a self-administered, multicomponent mobile application containing information on a range of physical health topics that guide patients through education about general wellness, nutrition, exercise, and cancer prevention.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

VITAL WELLNESS

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants assigned to VITAL WELLNESS will start using VITAL WELLNESS during the first week of their hospitalization, with a suggested timeline of reviewing one module each week to complete the required modules by week 4 of their hospital stay.

Interventions

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DREAMLAND

Participants assigned to DREAMLAND will start using DREAMLAND during the first week of their hospitalization, with a suggested timeline of reviewing one module each week to complete the required modules by week 4 of their hospital stay.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

VITAL WELLNESS

Participants assigned to VITAL WELLNESS will start using VITAL WELLNESS during the first week of their hospitalization, with a suggested timeline of reviewing one module each week to complete the required modules by week 4 of their hospital stay.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Hospitalized patients (age \> 18 years) with a diagnosis of AML.
* Initiating treatment with either a) intensive chemotherapy (7+3) or modification of this regimen on a clinical trial, or a similar intensive regimen or b) hypomethylating agents (HMA) +/- additional agents or modification of this regimen on a clinical trial.
* Ability to comprehend and speak English as the digital apps are only available in English

Note: Patients newly diagnosed as well as those with relapsed/refractory AML initiating treatment with intensive or HMA-based chemotherapy will be eligible to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with a diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia
* Patients with acute or unstable psychiatric or cognitive conditions which the treating clinicians believes prohibits informed consent or compliance with study procedures.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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El-Jawahri, Areej,M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC)

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Areej El-Jawahri, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 617-724-4000

Email: [email protected]

Upeka Samarakoon, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Areej El-Jawahri, MD

Role: primary

Upeka Samarakoon, PhD

Role: backup

Thomas W LeBlanc, MD

Role: primary

Mohamed Sorror, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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R01CA288550

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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24-025

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id