Development and Pilot Trial of Focused ACT (FACT) for Patients With Advanced Cancer
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
70 participants
Jul 21, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
To learn about the effects of an intervention program called Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) on the level of anxiety patients diagnosed with cancer feel about death. To learn if an intervention program called Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT), designed to help reduce death-related anxiety, is effective and acceptable to patients diagnosed with advanced cancer.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria9
- Adult cancer patients diagnosed with advanced cancer (solid tumor and hematologic)
- Progressed past at least one line of palliative systemic cancer therapy
- Patient followed by Supportive Care Outpatient Service
- English speaking
- Able to provide written informed consent
- Willing to participate in a stress and coping program
- Willing to identify 1-2 important areas of life they might like to discuss with a counselor
- Moderate levels of death anxiety on DADDS (>=25, on 0-75 scale)
- Access to technology to support institutionally approved video-conferencing platform of Zoom
Exclusion Criteria4
- ECOG performance status >=3 "capable of only limited selfcare; confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours"
- Currently participating in regular psychotherapy (patient defined)
- Documented out of hospital DNR (do not resuscitate) orders
- Presence of active suicidal ideation or need for a higher level of care (as determined by Supportive Care physician or licensed mental health clinician).
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Interventions
Participants will participate in 4 weekly, 35-45 minute sessions
Participants will complete a symptoms questionnaire
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NCT07105033