RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05663203

A Web-Based Dyadic Intervention for Colorectal Cancer

A Web-Based Dyadic Intervention to Manage Psychoneurological Symptoms for Patients With Colorectal Cancer and Their Caregivers

Sponsor

Emory University

Enrollment

56 participants

Start Date

May 1, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Colorectal Carcinoma

Summary

This clinical trial studies how well a web-based dyadic intervention works to manage psychoneurological symptoms for patients with colorectal cancer and their caregivers. Patients with colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy experience severe and distressing psychoneurological symptoms that include fatigue, depression, sleep disturbance, pain, and cognitive dysfunction. When these co-occurring symptoms are undertreated, they negatively affect functional status, survival rates, and quality of life of patients as well as decrease health outcomes of their family caregiver. A critical need exists to develop an effective and novel intervention that focuses on patients with colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy and their caregivers. A web-based dyadic intervention holds great promise to reduce psychoneurological symptoms burden and improve quality of life for patients with colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy and advance intervention development and implementation in cancer supportive care and health equity.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study tests a web-based program designed to help both colorectal cancer patients and their family caregivers manage a group of physical and emotional symptoms that often come together during chemotherapy — including fatigue, pain, difficulty sleeping, depression, and trouble thinking clearly. **You may be eligible if (as a patient)...** - You are 18 or older - You have been diagnosed with colorectal cancer - You are currently receiving chemotherapy - You are experiencing at least two of the related symptoms (e.g., fatigue, pain, sleep trouble, depression, or cognitive issues) - You have a family member or close person who is your primary caregiver - You have internet access and can communicate in English - Your life expectancy is more than 12 months **You may NOT be eligible if...** - Your physical functioning is severely limited (Karnofsky scale below 50) - Your identified caregiver has a serious illness such as cancer or heart disease - You are not currently on active chemotherapy Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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