NeuroPathways Intervention for Brain Tumor Patients

Description

This goal of this study is to test an information and support intervention for patients with malignant (or "high-grade") brain tumors. This study was developed to help patients cope after a brain tumor diagnosis. The main question this study aims to answer is whether this intervention (which includes access to an information guide and one-on-one coaching sessions) is feasible (i.e., possible to carry out) and acceptable (i.e., considered helpful) to patients. Participants will be asked to take part in the coaching sessions, use the guide as desired, and complete a small group of short surveys at three different points in time; some participants will be asked to share feedback via exit interviews.

Conditions

Malignant Brain Tumor, Glioma, Coping Skills

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This goal of this study is to test an information and support intervention for patients with malignant (or "high-grade") brain tumors. This study was developed to help patients cope after a brain tumor diagnosis. The main question this study aims to answer is whether this intervention (which includes access to an information guide and one-on-one coaching sessions) is feasible (i.e., possible to carry out) and acceptable (i.e., considered helpful) to patients. Participants will be asked to take part in the coaching sessions, use the guide as desired, and complete a small group of short surveys at three different points in time; some participants will be asked to share feedback via exit interviews.

NeuroPathways: An Information and Support Intervention for Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors

NeuroPathways Intervention for Brain Tumor Patients

Condition
Malignant Brain Tumor
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Boston

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age ≥18
  • * Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center patient
  • * Within 6 weeks of diagnosis with a primary malignant brain tumor
  • * Able to speak and read in English
  • * Inability to provide informed consent as assessed by the study team (e.g., due to neurological impairment such as severe cognitive impairment/dementia or moderate-to-severe receptive aphasia)
  • * Deemed inappropriate to approach by patient's oncologist or study PI

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Massachusetts General Hospital,

Deborah A Forst, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Record Dates

2026-04-10