Adapting and Testing a Novel Self-Compassion Intervention to Reduce Lung Cancer Stigma

Description

The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to test a disease-tailored, mindfulness-based intervention (Mindful Self-Compassion for Lung Cancer; MSC-LC) in adults diagnosed with lung cancer who are experiencing stigma. The current project seeks to: * Evaluate preliminary evidence for the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of MSC-LC in reducing stigma for adults with lung cancer, compared to a waitlist control condition * Elicit interventional impact not captured through quantitative measures with qualitative data from purposively sampled high responders and non-responders from the intervention condition Participants will randomized to either the MSC-LC intervention (a 10-week, virtually-delivered, group-based psychosocial intervention focused on the development of mindfulness and self-compassion skills) or to a waitlist control group that receives a referral to an NCI list of helpful mental health resources in their community. Researchers will compare the intervention and control groups to see if the MSC-LC intervention reduces lung cancer stigma and increases self-compassion.

Conditions

Lung Cancer

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Study overview

The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to test a disease-tailored, mindfulness-based intervention (Mindful Self-Compassion for Lung Cancer; MSC-LC) in adults diagnosed with lung cancer who are experiencing stigma. The current project seeks to: * Evaluate preliminary evidence for the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of MSC-LC in reducing stigma for adults with lung cancer, compared to a waitlist control condition * Elicit interventional impact not captured through quantitative measures with qualitative data from purposively sampled high responders and non-responders from the intervention condition Participants will randomized to either the MSC-LC intervention (a 10-week, virtually-delivered, group-based psychosocial intervention focused on the development of mindfulness and self-compassion skills) or to a waitlist control group that receives a referral to an NCI list of helpful mental health resources in their community. Researchers will compare the intervention and control groups to see if the MSC-LC intervention reduces lung cancer stigma and increases self-compassion.

Adapting and Testing a Novel Self-Compassion Intervention to Reduce Lung Cancer Stigma

Adapting and Testing a Novel Self-Compassion Intervention to Reduce Lung Cancer Stigma

Condition
Lung Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Los Angeles

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90045

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

  • * Is at least 18 years of age as per self report;
  • * Has a confirmed lung cancer diagnosis, as per self-report and confirmed by clinician judgment or medical record note;
  • * Endorses elevated levels of lung cancer stigma (scores \>37.5 on the Lung Cancer Stigma Inventory)
  • * Able to read and respond to questions in English
  • * Inability to understand study procedures or informed consent process, or significant personality dysfunction likely to interfere with study participation, as per study clinician's judgment
  • * Completed a course of Mindful Self-Compassion or an equivalent meditation training in the last year
  • * Use of antidepressant, anxiolytic, antipsychotic, or mood stabilizing medication(s) for which the dose has been initiated or changed within the 8 weeks prior to study entry

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 100 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Loyola Marymount University,

Timothy J Williamson, Ph.D., MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Loyola Marymount University

Study Record Dates

2025-03-31