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Promoting Resilience in Early Survivorship Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Promoting Resilience in Early Survivorship Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06038318
Enrollment
325
Registered
2023-09-14
Start date
2023-10-16
Completion date
2027-05-01
Last updated
2025-12-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Anxiety, Stress

Keywords

Stress Management

Brief summary

The goal of this study is to find the best way to help participants and families manage the stress of facing a serious illness and be better able to bounce back or be resilient after a difficult situation. Participants will take part in the Promoting Resilience in Stress Management PRISM program, which is designed to provide skills to change or improve the impact of stress in everyday life. The name of the intervention used in this research study is: -PRISM (a mobile app program comprised of 6 sessions of skills-based, manualized resilience education)

Detailed description

In this sequential, multiple assignment, randomized trial participants will be randomly selected to participate in PRISM program sessions with a trained research coach either by text or by video sessions, or participants will use the PRISM mobile app program in a self-guided way. Randomization means the group participants are placed in will be decided by chance. All groups will continue to receive all the same care from primary medical, social work, and other care teams. In this two-stage study, participants will be randomly assigned to either the app-only (20% chance), text (40% chance) or video (40% chance) groups for the first stage. In the second stage, participants may be re-randomized again to the app-only, or text, groups, or will be referred to a specialty psychosocial support, social worker or counselor, based on responses to questionnaires. Participants randomized to the app-only group in the first stage will not be re-randomized. The research study procedures include screening for eligibility and completion of questionnaires. Participation in this research study is expected to last for up to 6 months. It is expected about 325 people will take part in this research study. The National Institute for Health (NIH) is funding this research study.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALPRISM Program Video Coach

A 6-session, skills-based, manualized resilience education program delivered via video coaching by trained English or Spanish speaking PRISM coaches. Participants will have complete access to the PRISM Program mobile app. Sessions will be delivered by a HIPAA compliant videoconferencing platform, Zoom, approximately every 1-2 weeks based on participant preference. For participants who do not have smartphones, temporary equipment will be provided.

BEHAVIORALPRISM Program Text Coach

A 6-session, skills-based, manualized, resilience education program delivered via text coaching by trained English or Spanish speaking PRISM coaches. Participants will have complete access to the PRISM Program mobile app. Sessions will be delivered by HIPAA compliant SMS text-messaging service, Zoom, approximately every other week. For participants who do not have smartphones, temporary equipment will be provided.

BEHAVIORALmPRISM Program App

6 static modules to practice skills-based, manualized, resilience education program delivered via PRISM Program mobile app. For participants who do not have smartphones, temporary equipment will be provided.

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

Participants that have completed their main cancer-directed therapy at one of the study sites affiliated centers who meet all the eligibility criteria will be eligible for participation in this study. Inclusion Criteria: * All genders ≥ 12 and ≤ 25 years of age at baseline * Participant is able to speak English or Spanish language (for PRISM sessions) * Participant is able to read English or Spanish language (for completion of surveys) * Participant is cognitively able to participate in PRISM sessions and complete written questionnaires and surveys, as judged by the site investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRISC-10) ScoreAt 6 monthsAssessed by the CDRISC-10, a 10-item measures consisting of a 5-point Likert scale with answers ranging from 0 (not true at all) to 4 (true nearly all the time) for a total of 40 points. Higher scores reflect greater resilience. Evaluation will be based on the scores of the video and text cohorts vs. the self-guided cohort.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
CDRISC-10 Score for Text Coach Cohort Responders3 monthsAssessed by the CDRISC-10, a 10-item measures consisting of a 5-point Likert scale with answers ranging from 0 (not true at all) to 4 (true nearly all the time) for a total of 40 points. Higher scores reflect greater resilience. Participant responders are defined as having sustained CDRISC scores \>29 after PRISM sessions or increased by \>2 points at the timepoints.
Change in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Anxiety Subscale ScoreAt Baseline, 3 months, and 6 monthsAssessed by the HADS-A subscale which is comprised of 7 items. Items are scored 0-3 with a subscale total score range of 0 - 21. A higher scores represents increasing abnormality (or caseness) for anxiety.
Change in HOPE Scale ScoreAt Baseline, 3 months, and 6 monthsAssessed by the HOPE Scale, a 12-item measures scored on an 8-point Likert scale with answers ranging from 1 Definitely False to 8 Definitely True for a total score of 96. A higher score implies a greater level of hopeful thought patterns.
CDRISC-10 Score for App-Only Cohort Responders3 monthsAssessed by the CDRISC-10, a 10-item measures consisting of a 5-point Likert scale with answers ranging from 0 (not true at all) to 4 (true nearly all the time) for a total of 40 points. Higher scores reflect greater resilience. Participant responders are defined as having sustained CDRISC scores \>29 after PRISM sessions or increased by \>2 points at the timepoints.
Change in Young Adult Participant Quality of Life Total ScoreAt Baseline, 3 months, and 6 monthsAssessed by the Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Generic Core Scales Short Form (SF15) Young Adult Report and PedsQL Cancer Module Young Adult Report scales, 42-items to evaluate health-related quality of life. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale with answers ranging from 0 Never to 4 Almost Always for a score range of 0 - 100. A higher score represents better health-related quality of life.
Change in Kessler-6 Psychological Distress Scale ScoreAt Baseline, 3 months, and 6 monthsAssessed by the Kessler-6, a 6-item measure for the level of psychological distress in the past month. Responses are scored on a 5-point Likert scare with answers ranging from 0 None of the time to 4 All of the time, and with a total score range of 0 - 4. Scores \> or = 7 suggest high distressed and those \> or = 13 meet criteria for serious or debilitating psychological distress.
Change in HADS Depression Subscale ScoreAt Baseline, 3 months, and 6 monthsAssessed by the HADS-D subscale score which is comprised of 7 items. Items are scored 0-3 with a subscale total score range of 0 - 21. A higher score represents increasing abnormality (or caseness) for depression.
Change in Adolescent Participant Quality of Life Total ScoreAt Baseline, 3 months, and 6 monthsAssessed by the Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Generic Core Scales Short Form (SF15) (Teen or Child Report) and PedsQL Cancer Module (Child or Teen Report) scales, 42-items to evaluate health-related quality of life. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale with answers ranging from 0 Never to 4 Almost Always for a score range of 0 - 100. A higher score represents better health-related quality of life.

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactAbby Rosenberg, MD
AbbyR_Rosenberg@DFCI.HARVARD.EDU206-987-6892

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026