Coping Skills Training for Symptom Management and Daily Steps (Step Up)

Description

The aim of this study is to test the efficacy of a hybrid in-person and mHealth coping skills training and activity coaching intervention (Step Up), to enable HCT patients to effectively cope with symptoms (pain, fatigue, and stress) to improve their ability to engage in physical activity that can improve physical disability.

Conditions

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

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Study overview

The aim of this study is to test the efficacy of a hybrid in-person and mHealth coping skills training and activity coaching intervention (Step Up), to enable HCT patients to effectively cope with symptoms (pain, fatigue, and stress) to improve their ability to engage in physical activity that can improve physical disability.

Coping Skills Training for Symptom Management and Daily Steps (Step Up)

Coping Skills Training for Symptom Management and Daily Steps (Step Up)

Condition
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Durham

Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705

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

  • * receipt of an autologous (auto) HCT due to a hematologic malignancy, such as a diagnosis of leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma
  • * age \>18
  • * self-reported fatigue, pain, and psychological distress (confirmed at recruitment) - minimum two of three symptoms reported at \>3 on 0-10 scale
  • * life expectancy \> 12 months
  • * cognitive impairment (e.g., dementia) recorded in the chart or suspected by provider
  • * metastases to the brain
  • * presence of a severe psychiatric condition (e.g., psychotic disorder) that would contraindicate safe participation as indicated by the medical chart, treating oncologist, or interactions with the medical/study staff
  • * inability to converse in English

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 99 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Duke University,

Study Record Dates

2027-08-05