Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms
Conditions
Keywords
young adult cancer survivors, cancer-related post-traumatic stress, post-traumatic stress
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to develop a virtual group intervention to address post-traumatic stress related to cancer in young adult cancer survivors (YACs, aged 18-39). The study team will do this by integrating evidence-guided treatments and expert clinician feedback (N=10) on the content, delivery, and structure of the intervention. Next, the study team will refine this intervention through a pilot trial with a group of YACs (N=80).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPsychosocial Intervention for Cancer-Related Post-Traumatic Stress in Young Adults
A new group-based virtual intervention to address post-traumatic stress related to cancer in YACs, integrating evidence-guided treatments from Cognitive Processing Therapy and Mind-Body Resiliency interventions.
Sponsors
Zeba Ahmad, Ph.D.
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 39 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
To be eligible for this study, participants will be: * Currently aged between 18 - 39; * Currently receiving or having completed treatment for cancer at the Mass General Cancer Institute within the past 5 years; * Reporting a score denoting at least mild symptoms of PTSD on the Post-traumatic Stress Checklist 5 (PCL-5); * English-speaking; * Have access to a device with audio/video capabilities to complete virtual intervention sessions.
Exclusion criteria
* Unable to provide verbal consent * Reporting active symptoms of psychosis that preclude safe participation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Feasibility: Percent of Identified Prospective Participants Who Enroll | Post-treatment completion (enrollment to treatment completion is approximately 3 months) | Percent of eligible participants who were offered participation and who enroll in the study by completing consent and baseline assessment. |
| Intervention Feasibility: Proportion of Participants Completing the Program | Post-treatment completion (enrollment to treatment completion is approximately 3 months) | Percent of enrolled participants who complete the program, defined as completing 6 out of 8 sessions. |
| Intervention Acceptability | Post-treatment completion (enrollment to treatment completion is approximately 3 months) | Acceptability will be assessed by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8). The intervention study will be considered acceptable if ≥80% of participants rate it as acceptable (defined as a CSQ-8 score ≥20). |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTZeba N Ahmad, Ph.D.
CONTACTXinghan Zhu, B.S.
Outcome results
None listed