Faith-Based African American Cancer Survivorship Storytelling

NCT03082612 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: IRB000931105R03MD013509-02
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention (viewing of video recordings) designed to reduce psychological distress among African Americans during treatment for cancer. This knowledge will inform a larger test of an intervention.

Conditions

Cancer

Keywords

Behavioral research; Social research; Spirituality; Late stage cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Score

  Psychological distress for patients and family caregivers (FCGs) will be measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Scoring for the Anxiety and Depression scale of the HADS is (0-21); Normal (0-7); Borderline Abnormal Case (8-10); and Abnormal Case (11-21). Higher score correlates with worse outcome.

  Baseline, Week 3 post-intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Supportive Family Relationships (Mutuality) Scale Score

  Baseline, Week 3 post-intervention

Study Arms (2)

African American cancer patients

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients will be required to participate in intervention activities and 5 data collection interviews. Interviews to complete both open-ended interviews and quantitative measures will take approximately 45 minutes. The actual administration of the intervention (viewing of video recordings) will take approximately 30 minutes with all sessions to occur over a 3 week period.

Behavioral: Faith-Based African American Cancer Survivorship Storytelling Intervention

Family caregivers

EXPERIMENTAL

Family caregivers will be required to participate in intervention activities and 5 data collection interviews. Interviews to complete both open-ended interviews and quantitative measures will take approximately 45 minutes. The actual administration of the intervention (viewing of video recordings) will take approximately 30 minutes with all sessions to occur over a 3 week period.

Behavioral: Faith-Based African American Cancer Survivorship Storytelling Intervention

Interventions

Faith-Based African American Cancer Survivorship Storytelling Intervention BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will consist of participants viewing a selection of video recorded vignettes during 3 weekly sessions. There will be 5 vignettes included in each session with each vignette edited to a real time of 3-4 minutes (each session is 30 minutes). Since the intervention is designed to be self-administered, there will be a video recorded introduction and instructions for use narrated by the PI. The vignettes are of actual African American cancer survivors narrating stories of ways in which hymns can be used to overcome their anxieties and depressed moods through the use of a hymn. The hymns included represent exemplars from the 5 themes prevalent in the PI's previous research

Also known as: Hymns Intervention

African American cancer patients; Family caregivers

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 89 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age 30-89 years
• Newly diagnosed with any stage cancer
• Treatment plans to include weekly outpatient chemotherapy
• Previously screened and with greater than 0 level of psychological distress
• Willingness to participate in all study activities including data collection
• Willing to identify a family caregiver (FCG) (immediate or extended family member) to also participate

You may not qualify if:

• Have completed surgery with no plans for chemotherapy
• Find conversations around religion or spirituality emotionally upsetting
• Have completed more than half of prescribed chemotherapy treatments
• In hospice care
• Not able to provide informed consent
• Immediate or extended family member of the patient
• years of age or older
• Able to provide informed consent
• Willing to participate in study activities, including data collection
• Find conversations around religion or spirituality emotionally upsetting

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Emory University: lead
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Grady Cancer Center for Excellence

Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Jill Hamilton
• Organization: Emory University

jill.b.hamilton@emory.edu

404-727-8749

Study Officials

• Jill B Hamilton, PhD, RN

  Emory University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2017
• First Posted: March 17, 2017
• Study Start: June 28, 2018
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2022
• Study Completion: June 30, 2022
• Last Updated: October 5, 2023
• Results First Posted: October 5, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)