Mental Health App for Cancer Survivors Study

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to adapt a mental health digital app to treat depression among head and neck cancer patients and survivors. Participants will download and use the digital mental health app for a 6-week period, and will complete related surveys.

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer, Head and Neck Cancers, Depression

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Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to adapt a mental health digital app to treat depression among head and neck cancer patients and survivors. Participants will download and use the digital mental health app for a 6-week period, and will complete related surveys.

Mental Health App for Cancer Survivors Study

Mental Health App for Cancer Survivors Study

Condition
Head and Neck Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Madison

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705

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

  • * History of HNC confirmed by histopathologic diagnosis. The signed report must be available on electronic health record (EHR) for participants who received treatment or follow-up at University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC). Alternatively, participants must have a printed signed report if received treatment out of UWCCC
  • * Age greater than or equal to 22 years at the time of consent
  • * Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score ≥ 10 and ≤ 19 (moderate and severely moderate depression)
  • * Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study.
  • * Unable to read and speak English.
  • * Utilization of prescription medicine for depression.
  • * Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score of greater than or equal to 20 (severe depression)
  • * Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score greater than or equal to 1 on the suicidal question (question 9)
  • * Pregnant people

Ages Eligible for Study

22 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Wisconsin, Madison,

Earlise Ward, MS, PhD, LP, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Study Record Dates

2025-07-31