RECRUITING

Support for Bereaved Cancer Caregivers

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

Friend and family caregivers of recently deceased cancer patients experience acute bereavement following the death. Post death bereavement is an intense period of mourning that includes an unfolding of the grief process and is characterized by strong emotions and demands on cognitive resources to those who have put aside their own needs to support the dying patient with cancer. This research will test the feasibility and acceptability of a nature-based healing meditation (NBHM) intervention to support cancer caregivers' during the bereavement process.

Official Title

Support for Bereaved Friend and Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-11-01
Study Completion:2026-08
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06662409

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * 18 years old or older; Able and willing to provide reflexology
  2. * Able to speak and understand English
  3. * Have access to a telephone
  4. * Able to hear normal conversation
  5. * Cognitively oriented to time, place, and person (determined via recruiter)
  1. * Unwilling to perform return demonstration with 90% accuracy

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Rebecca H Lehto, PhD
CONTACT
(517) 353-4757
lehtor@msu.edu
Gwen Wyatt, PhD
CONTACT
(517)432-5511
gwyatt@msu.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Michigan State University College of Nursing
East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Michigan State University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-11-01
Study Completion Date2026-08

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-11-01
Study Completion Date2026-08

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • nature-based intervention
  • meditation
  • bereavement support
  • grief
  • directed attention
  • quality of life
  • anxiety
  • depression
  • cancer caregiver

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Bereavement
  • Cancer
  • Caregiver
  • Grief