A Digital Art Activity to Enhance Self-Disclosure and the Detection of Psycho-social Distress in Adult Cancer Patients
2 other identifiers
observational
74
1 country
1
Brief Summary
To look at how a digital art activity may help cancer patients improve their ability to express their distress, symptoms, and lived experience.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for all trials
Started Nov 2023
Longer than P75 for all trials
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
Click on a node to explore related trials.
Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 2, 2023
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 7, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 13, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 31, 2027
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 31, 2027
August 20, 2026
August 1, 2026
3.8 years
November 7, 2023
August 19, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System, (ESAS) questionnaires
Score Scale (0-10) 0 No symptom-10 Worst possible
through study completion; an average 1 year.
Study Arms (1)
Digital Art Activity
Visit 1, Participants will be asked to complete a symptom questionnaire and then you will interact with the digital art tool. Participants will first complete a short breathing exercise, and then Participants will interact with the digital art tool. The digital tool combines a digital canvas with a collage activity. Participants will be asked to choose a background and then answer questions about your general well-being and your physical and emotional symptoms as they relate to cancer and cancer treatment. Visit 2, Participants will be asked to fill out the symptom questionnaire, complete another activity such as listening to meditative music for 10 minutes, and then fill out the symptom questionnaire again. Visit 3, Participants will fill out the symptom questionnaire and engage in the digital art activity again. Participants will then be asked to fill out 3 other questionnaires about your feelings of distress.
Interventions
* complete a symptom questionnaire * complete another activity such as listening to meditative music for 10 minutes * fill out the symptom questionnaire and engage in the digital art activity again
Eligibility Criteria
M D Anderson Cancer Center
You may qualify if:
- Age equal or greater than 18 years
- Patients who are admitted in the hospital and have received a cancer diagnosis.
- Suffering from solid cancer or hematological malignancy and receiving active treatment for their cancer.
- Voluntary written consent.
- Fluent in English or Spanish.
You may not qualify if:
- Not being able to use a digital tablet
- Being speech impaired or vision impaired
- Patients who are cognitively impaired and unable to read or consent for the study
- Pregnant women
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Related Links
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Carlos Roldan, MD
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 7, 2023
First Posted
November 13, 2023
Study Start
November 2, 2023
Primary Completion (Estimated)
August 31, 2027
Study Completion (Estimated)
August 31, 2027
Last Updated
August 20, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-08