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Psychological distress in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer referred to Psycho-oncology service

Psychological distress in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer referred to Psycho-oncology service: a single centre prospective observational study in a low middle income country setting

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/02/040538
Enrollment
175
Registered
2022-02-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z857- Personal history of other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissues

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Tata Memoerial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents and young adults (AYA) in age group of 15-39y with cancer diagnosis referred to Psycho-Oncology service 2. Receiving treatment with curative or palliative intent 3. Able to give informed consent or assent 4. Able to attend follow up assessments, either in-person or by teleconsultation 5. Able to read and understand English, Hindi or Marathi

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer with moderate to severe intellectual disability and cognitive deficits

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Distress values and levels at baseline on referral to Psycho-oncology service and at 3,6, 9, and 12 months - as measured by Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7Timepoint: Baseline and 3,6,9 and 12 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Correlation between scores of distress at baseline, as measured on GAD-7 with age, gender, socio-economic status, disease and cancer treatment (sequential vs concurrent) 2.Frequency and types of interventions used – psychological measures singly or in combination with psychopharmacological agents, at baseline on referral and at 3 monthly intervals for a year 3.Correlation between change in scores of distress (4 or 4 and above) with age, gender, socio-economic status, disease, cancer treatment (sequential vs concurrent) and interventions for distress management 4.Time to improvement as measured by number of weeks 5.Presence and levels of distress of primary caregivers 6.Correlation between patient and caregiver distress 7.Differences in levels and correlates of distress between adolescents and young adults Timepoint: Baseline and 3,6,9 and 12 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Jayita Deodhar

Tata Memorial Cenre

jukd2000@yahoo.co.uk9892358023

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026