DESCANSO, a Mental Health Intervention for Depression, Insomnia, and Fatigue Symptoms in Latino People With Cancer
DESCANSO/REST (Depresión/Depressed Mood, Cansancio/Fatigue, and Sueño/Sleep): A Trial Assessing Feasibility and Acceptability of an Intervention for Depressed Mood, Insomnia, and Fatigue Symptoms in Latino Cancer Patients
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interventional
125
1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to improve ways of providing mental health support to Spanish-speaking Latino participants who have cancer and experience depression, insomnia, and fatigue. Investigators will test a special mental health intervention called DESCANSO/REST (Depresión/Depressed Mood, Cansancio/Fatigue, and Sueño/Sleep). The intervention can be delivered through telehealth.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2026
Typical duration for not_applicable
7 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 15, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 5, 2025
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 23, 2026
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2029
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2029
January 26, 2026
January 1, 2026
3.2 years
October 15, 2025
January 23, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Number of participants who complete at least 5 DESCANSO sessions
Feasibility of DESCANSO (Depresión/Depressed Mood, Cansancio/Fatigue, and Sueño/Sleep) defined as completing at least 5 out of the planned 8 DESCANSO sessions.
Up to 1 year
Study Arms (2)
Experimental Intervention: DESCANSO
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive DESCANSO (Depresión/Depressed Mood, Cansancio/Fatigue, and Sueño/Sleep; Rest in English)
Control Intervention: Enhanced Usual Care
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants will receive Enhanced Usual Care
Interventions
DESCANSO (Depresión/Depressed Mood, Cansancio/Fatigue, and Sueño/Sleep; Rest in English)
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Mental health provider
- Treats Latino cancer patients and/or survivors
- Has at least 3 years of clinical experience providing psychosocial services to cancer patients and/or survivors
- Able to read Spanish determined by the question: "Can you read in Spanish? Yes/No"
- Patient Eligibility Criteria:
- A patient cannot be considered eligible for this study unless ALL of the following conditions are met. Participant eligibility will be determined by an initial EMR review followed by a self-report screener.
- Documentation of Disease
- o Pathologically confirmed solid tumor cancer (either most recent or new diagnosis)
- Definition of Disease \[or Measurable Disease\]
- o Diagnosed with stages I, II, or III
- Prior Treatment
- Currently undergoing systemic therapy (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and/or immunotherapy) or within the first year following completion of systemic therapy Self-Report Criteria
- Age ≥ 21 years
- Lives in mainland U.S. or Puerto Rico
- Identifies as Latino/a or Hispanic
- +3 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- o In the judgment of the treating physician, protocol investigators, and/or study staff, presence of cognitive impairment (e.g., delirium or dementia) sufficient to preclude meaningful informed consent and/or study participation
- Self-Report Criteria
- History of comorbidities within the last 12 months associated with fatigue and poor sleep, including hypothyroidism or abnormal thyroid function, sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, neuromuscular disease, alcohol or drug abuse
- Pregnant or lactating, women only
- Presence of suicidal risk determined by any affirmative response on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (7)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (Limited protocol activity)
Commack, New York, 11725, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
Harrison, New York, 10604, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activites)
Rockville Centre, New York, 11553, United States
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MeSH Terms
Interventions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Rosario Costas Muniz, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 15, 2025
First Posted
November 5, 2025
Study Start
January 23, 2026
Primary Completion (Estimated)
April 1, 2029
Study Completion (Estimated)
April 1, 2029
Last Updated
January 26, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-01
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center supports the international committee of medical journal editors (ICMJE) and the ethical obligation of responsible sharing of data from clinical trials. The protocol summary, a statistical summary, and informed consent form will be made available on clinicaltrials.gov when required as a condition of Federal awards, other agreements supporting the research and/or as otherwise required. Requests for deidentified individual participant data can be made beginning 12 months after publication and for up to 36 months post publication. Deidentified individual participant data reported in the manuscript will be shared under the terms of a Data Use Agreement and may only be used for approved proposals. Requests may be made to: crdatashare@mskcc.org.