RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06705218

Exploring Mindsets, Beliefs and Resilience Across the Cancer Experience

Changing Mindsets to Improve Whole Patient Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel mHealth Intervention for People Diagnosed With Cancer

Sponsor

Stanford University

Enrollment

440 participants

Start Date

Mar 20, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Cancer

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effect of digitally delivered programs on the health, wellbeing, and functioning of newly diagnosed cancer patients. Participants will be randomized to one of two digital programs. Both groups are equally important for the study. Participants will be asked to complete: * Questionnaires. Answers to the questionnaires will help the investigators understand how participants doing through the study. * Modules. Participants will receive access to digital courses developed by experts at Stanford University. * Blood Samples. At home blood collection kits will help the investigators understand how participants' bodies are responding over time. Kits will be sent and returned by mail.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria8

Initial (non-recurrent) diagnosis of non-metastatic (stage I-III) or hematological malignancy.
Diagnosis in the past 150 days.
Currently receiving active systemic treatment or with a planned systemic treatment (including chemotherapy, immunotherapy or other targeted therapies).
Eighteen years of age or older.
Fluent in English.
Currently reside in the United States.
Access to a computer, tablet, or smartphone (a mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically including a touchscreen interface, internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications, or tablet that runs iOS or Android software, with cellular data service or wifi access).
Currently receiving treatment for severe depression, severe anxiety, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, or schizophrenia.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALMINDSET

2.5-hour mHealth intervention consisting of three modules containing brief films and corresponding interactive reflection activities aimed to improves whole patient health (physical, social, emotional, and functional quality of life as measured by the FACT-G) in patients undergoing systemic treatment for cancer with curative intent. Films feature interviews with people living with cancer describing their experience with diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, and the importance of their mindsets during their experience. The films also feature Stanford faculty with expertise in oncology, psychiatry, and psychology who offer a scientific framework for the importance of mindsets during cancer treatment and provide examples from their clinical practices. The reflection exercises that follow the films are designed to help patients craft a personalized strategy (a) for changing maladaptive mindsets and maintaining adaptive ones and (b) for translating ideas from the film into actionable behavior

BEHAVIORALDigital Information Series for Cancer

This behavioral intervention provides educational information on coping strategies for individuals undergoing cancer treatment through a hybrid of videos and corresponding questions.