Developing and Pre-Testing an eHealth Group Intervention for Young Adult Cancer Survivors

NCT05054569 | Completed

• 3 other identifiers: NU 20CC18IRG-18-163-24STU00214055
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 6
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop and pre-test an eHealth group intervention for young adult cancer survivors.

Conditions

Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Acceptability of the adapted intervention

  Participants will report their satisfaction with individual sessions through brief weekly surveys.

  Over the course of the 10-week intervention, beginning with the first weekly session through the tenth weekly session

• Acceptability of the adapted intervention

  The number of sessions attended, out of a maximum of 10, will be tracked.

  Over the course of the 10-week intervention, beginning with the first weekly session through the tenth weekly session

• Acceptability of the adapted intervention

  Immediately after the intervention participants will report their satisfaction with the full program through a brief survey.

  Immediately after the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Change in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) from baseline to immediately after the intervention

  Baseline and immediately after the intervention

• Change in symptom burden from baseline to immediately after the intervention

  Baseline and immediately after the intervention

• Change in cancer-related distress from baseline to immediately after the intervention

  Baseline and immediately after the intervention

• Change in stress management skills self-efficacy from baseline to immediately after the intervention

  Baseline and immediately after the intervention

• Change in coping from baseline to immediately after the intervention

  Baseline and immediately after the intervention

Study Arms (1)

10-week eHealth intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Weekly video conference groups led by a trained facilitator

Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management and Health Education

Interventions

Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management and Health Education BEHAVIORAL

Participants will attend group sessions with a trained facilitator held over videoconference. Sessions will each last 2 hours and will be held once weekly for 10 weeks. Sessions will include Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management and health education content.

10-week eHealth intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 39 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• age 18-39 years at the time of participation
• diagnosed with a non-metastatic primary cancer between 18-39 years old
• completed primary cancer treatment (excepting hormone therapy) 1 month to 5 years prior to enrollment
• able to speak and read English
• access to internet or cellular connectivity with sufficient bandwidth to participate in videoconferences

You may not qualify if:

• metastatic disease
• psychiatric or neurological disorders that could interfere with study participation
• considered part of a vulnerable population

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Northwestern University: lead
• American Cancer Society, Inc.: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• 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.

  PMID: 40879639 DERIVED

• Oswald LB, Lyleroehr M, Gudenkauf LM, Armstrong GE, Tometich DB, Sanford SD, Loecher N, Geiss C, Rodriguez Y, Scheel KL, Nieves-Lopez A, Jim HSL, Gonzalez BD, Antoni MH, Penedo FJ, Reed D, Katsanis E, Salsman JM, Victorson D, Fox RS. Development and initial testing of TOGETHER-YA: an eHealth-delivered and group-based psychosocial intervention for young adult cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Dec;30(12):10067-10076. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07382-y. Epub 2022 Oct 14.

  PMID: 36229547 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 3, 2021
• First Posted: September 23, 2021
• Study Start: September 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2021
• Study Completion: December 15, 2021
• Last Updated: January 4, 2022

Record last verified: 2021-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)