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Promoting Quality of Life Among Young Adult Cancer Survivors

9. August 2018 aktualisiert von: Carla Berg, Emory University
This study expands on a prior pilot study to refine the intervention messaging to focus on goal-oriented thinking, include a coach, and extend the intervention to a larger sample of young adult cancer survivors (aged 18-39 years) recruited from two National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers (Emory's Winship Cancer Institute in Atlanta; University of Kentucky's Markey Cancer Center in Lexington). Participants will be randomly assigned (stratified by age and sex) to one of the 8-week treatment conditions in a 2:1 ratio (2 to intervention: 1 to attention control).

Studienübersicht

Status

Abgeschlossen

Bedingungen

Intervention / Behandlung

Detaillierte Beschreibung

Young adulthood is a critical time for negotiating several life transitions and establishing and pursuing important life goals. Unfortunately, a cancer diagnosis disrupts this period of life for more than 60,000 people annually in the U.S. Compared to those without a history of cancer, young adult cancer survivors report poorer mental and physical health; moreover, they report significantly greater disruption in their goal pursuits than cancer survivors diagnosed at a later age. However, this high-risk group has been underserved and understudied, particularly in terms of intervention research to address these sequelae. Hope, a positive psychology construct that taps the ways in which people choose and pursue goals, is particularly relevant to this population. Additionally, higher hope is related to engaging in health promoting behaviors and living healthier lifestyles, which reduces risk of disease and adverse late effects and ultimately increase quality of life (QOL). The research team has pioneered a app-based behavioral intervention called Achieving Wellness After Kancer in Early life (AWAKE), aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles - specifically targeting mental health and positive health behaviors - among young adult cancer survivors. The proposed study will refine the intervention messaging to focus on goal-oriented thinking, include a coach, and extend the prior pilot work to a larger sample of young adult cancer survivors (aged 18-39 years) recruited from two NCI-designated cancer centers (Emory's Winship Cancer Institute in Atlanta; University of Kentucky's Markey Cancer Center in Lexington). In this randomized controlled trial, recipients of the AWAKE intervention will be compared to an attention control group.

The specific aims of this study are to:

Aim 1. Test the feasibility and acceptability of AWAKE among intervention participants. The primary feasibility indicators are participation rates and retention rates. The primary acceptability indicators are use of and satisfaction with intervention components.

Aim 2. Estimate effect sizes of AWAKE vs. control at 2 and 6 months to inform sample size calculations for the subsequent efficacy trial. The primary outcome is changes in hope, per the Trait Hope Scale. The secondary outcome is changes in quality of life, per the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General (FACT-G).

Studientyp

Interventionell

Einschreibung (Tatsächlich)

57

Phase

  • Unzutreffend

Kontakte und Standorte

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Studienorte

    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, Vereinigte Staaten, 30322
        • Emory University Winship Cancer Institute
    • Kentucky
      • Lexington, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten, 40536
        • Markey Cancer Center

Teilnahmekriterien

Forscher suchen nach Personen, die einer bestimmten Beschreibung entsprechen, die als Auswahlkriterien bezeichnet werden. Einige Beispiele für diese Kriterien sind der allgemeine Gesundheitszustand einer Person oder frühere Behandlungen.

Zulassungskriterien

Studienberechtigtes Alter

18 Jahre bis 39 Jahre (Erwachsene)

Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige

Nein

Studienberechtigte Geschlechter

Alle

Beschreibung

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 18 to 39, as of January 15th, 2017
  • Speak English
  • Be within two years of cancer treatment completion (since January 15th, 2015)
  • Have a functioning smartphone and reliable internet access
  • Be willing to complete study activities

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cancer recurrence since treatment completion
  • Diagnosis of a central nervous system cancer (to ensure requisite mental/emotional functioning to engage in the program)
  • Diagnosis of a thyroid cancer
  • History of alcohol or drug dependency in the past year, or psychosis, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder
  • In hospice

Studienplan

Dieser Abschnitt enthält Einzelheiten zum Studienplan, einschließlich des Studiendesigns und der Messung der Studieninhalte.

Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?

Designdetails

  • Hauptzweck: Unterstützende Pflege
  • Zuteilung: Zufällig
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallele Zuordnung
  • Maskierung: Keine (Offenes Etikett)

Waffen und Interventionen

Teilnehmergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandlung
Experimental: App-based behavioral intervention
Participants randomized to this study arm will take part in the Achieving Wellness After Kancer in Early life (AWAKE) behavioral intervention for 8 weeks.
Achieving Wellness After Kancer in Early life (AWAKE) is a behavioral intervention that includes a smartphone app and coaching. AWAKE contains eight modules, and participants will complete the one module every week. App functioning will facilitate weekly homework assignments and include health education messaging, the ability to track progress toward goals over time via self-monitoring and graphical depictions of progress, audio-recordings of guided imagery exercises and relaxation exercises (e.g., progressive muscle relaxation), videos of topic-related inspirational material, and a portal for interacting with the coach. The coach will call each intervention participant weekly. Each coaching session will last roughly 30 minutes and involve four segments that will correspond to the module for the week. The coach will send daily text messages to participants encouraging their goal pursuits and providing other sources of support related to that week's homework.
Andere Namen:
  • AWAKE
Aktiver Komparator: Attention control group
Participants randomized to this study arm will take part in a behavioral intervention and coaching for 8 weeks.
The attention control group will receive the same components as the intervention group, but the educational modules will contain different content than those receiving the AWAKE intervention.

Was misst die Studie?

Primäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Change in Adult Trait Hope Scale Score
Zeitfenster: Baseline, Month 2, Month 6
The Adult Trait Hope Scale is a 12-item survey where respondents indicate how true a statement is on a scale of 1 (definitely false) to 8 (definitely true). The Hope Scale includes two subscales of four items each plus four distracter items. Higher scores on the Pathways subscale (example question: "I can think of many ways to get out of a jam") indicate higher levels of pathways thinking. Higher scores on the Agency subscale (example question: "I energetically pursue my goals") indicate higher levels of agency thinking. The subscales will be summed to obtain a total hope score. Total scores can range from 8 to 64 with higher scores indicating higher levels of hope.
Baseline, Month 2, Month 6

Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Change in 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) Score
Zeitfenster: Baseline, Month 2, Month 6

The 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) asks respondents to rate their health and abilities to do their usual tasks. The SF-36 uses a variety of questions and response options and includes 8 subscales (physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health, role limitations due to emotional health, energy/fatigue, emotional well-being, social functioning, pain, and general health). Responses are coded on a scale of 0 to 100 where 0 is the worst possible health and 100 is the most favorable health score. The coded responses will be summed and averaged to obtain a mean score for the entire survey.

The SF-36 is standardized to the general population with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. Scores above 50 indicate better than average health while scores below 50 are worse than average health scores.

Baseline, Month 2, Month 6
Change in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General (FACT-G) Score
Zeitfenster: Baseline, Month 2, Month 6
The FACT-G is a 27-item quality of life (QOL) measure specific to cancer patients to provide insight into cancer specific factors in four dimensions (physical, social/family, emotional, functional well-being). Participants respond to a list of statements that tend to impact people with cancer by indicating how much they are impacted on a scale of 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much). Scores for negatively worded statements are reversed so that higher scores indicate positive health. Scores from the four dimensions can be summed to create a total score. Total possible scores range from 0 to 108, with higher scores indicating increased well being.
Baseline, Month 2, Month 6

Andere Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Participation rate
Zeitfenster: Baseline
The participation rate will be recorded to assess feasibility of the intervention.
Baseline
Retention rate
Zeitfenster: Month 2, Month 6
The retention rate will be recorded to assess feasibility of the intervention.
Month 2, Month 6
Use of AWAKE
Zeitfenster: Month 2
Acceptability will be assessed by evaluating the number of participants in the intervention who use the AWAKE app. Participants will be asked about use of specific components of the app, such as watching the videos, recording health behaviors and mood, and completing homework.
Month 2
Satisfaction with AWAKE
Zeitfenster: Month 2
Participants randomized to AWAKE will receive a survey to assess their satisfaction with the intervention. Participants will indicate the usefulness of the different components of the AWAKE program as well as overall satisfaction with the program.
Month 2

Mitarbeiter und Ermittler

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Sponsor

Ermittler

  • Hauptermittler: Carla Berg, PhD, Emory University

Studienaufzeichnungsdaten

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Haupttermine studieren

Studienbeginn (Tatsächlich)

9. Februar 2017

Primärer Abschluss (Tatsächlich)

31. Juli 2018

Studienabschluss (Tatsächlich)

31. Juli 2018

Studienanmeldedaten

Zuerst eingereicht

21. Februar 2018

Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat

21. Februar 2018

Zuerst gepostet (Tatsächlich)

26. Februar 2018

Studienaufzeichnungsaktualisierungen

Letztes Update gepostet (Tatsächlich)

10. August 2018

Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt

9. August 2018

Zuletzt verifiziert

1. August 2018

Mehr Informationen

Begriffe im Zusammenhang mit dieser Studie

Andere Studien-ID-Nummern

  • IRB00086979

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