Online Intervention for Cancer Patients

NCT ID: NCT06745674

Last Updated: 2025-04-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-06-01

Brief Summary

This study will focus on supporting cancer patients who often experience emotional challenges like anxiety and depression. It will test a two-week online program called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), designed to help people manage difficult emotions and focus on what matters most in their lives.

The program will include short, easy-to-follow sessions covering helpful strategies like accepting distress and staying present in the moment. Participants will be randomly assigned to either join the ACT program or wait for the program while continuing their usual care. The study aims to determine whether the ACT program can reduce psychological distress, anxiety, and depression in cancer patients. The study will use a mixed-methods approach, combining both quantitative data (such as changes in distress, anxiety, and depression) and qualitative insights from participant interviews. This will help us gain a deeper understanding of how the ACT program may support the psychological distress of cancer patients.

Conditions

Cancer

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Waitlist control group

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

ACT group

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

a mobile app-delivered Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The study utilized a specially tailored internet-based self-help ACT program for cancer patients. It consisted of an introductory module and six core intervention modules: (1) Refusing Avoidance; (2) Accepting Distress; (3) Living in the Present Moment; (4) Observing Yourself Psychologically; (5) Exploring Meaningful Values; and (6) Committing to Action. Each module, designed to take 30-60 minutes, was delivered over a two-week period.

Interventions

a mobile app-delivered Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)

The study utilized a specially tailored internet-based self-help ACT program for cancer patients. It consisted of an introductory module and six core intervention modules: (1) Refusing Avoidance; (2) Accepting Distress; (3) Living in the Present Moment; (4) Observing Yourself Psychologically; (5) Exploring Meaningful Values; and (6) Committing to Action. Each module, designed to take 30-60 minutes, was delivered over a two-week period.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• age 18 and above;
• diagnosed cancer with a clear disease course
• fluent in Chinese with the ability to read and understand questionnaires independently;
• ability to operate a smartphone independently;
• not participating in or intervening in other clinical studies.

Exclusion Criteria

• younger than 18 years of age
• unable to use a smartphone
• have significant cognitive impairment or a serious systemic disease or psychiatric disorder
• concurrently participating in other clinical studies or undergoing other psychotherapy

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

Sponsors

Centrl China Normal University

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Hubei Cancer Hospital

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Countries

China

Other Identifiers

IRB-202311017b

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id