This clinical trial studies how well attention bias modification (ABM) improves anxiety in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. Cancer-related anxiety is the most prevalent mental health problem affecting AYA cancer survivors. Cancer-related anxiety is associated with long-term negative outcomes such as poor quality of life, depression, distress, substance use, sleep problems, fatigue, and pain. ABM uses techniques to help patients change the way they react to environmental triggers that may cause a negative reaction. ABM uses brief self-guided smartphone applications. Patients complete repetitive association reaction-time tasks targeting automatic and unconscious negative attention biases to retrain attention away from perceived threat and towards a neutral or positive stimuli. Gratitude-finding and savoring activities are also provided to maintain and increase positive emotions. Using ABM plus gratitude-finding and savoring activities may improve anxiety in AYA cancer survivors.
Childhood Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm, Childhood Malignant Solid Neoplasm
This clinical trial studies how well attention bias modification (ABM) improves anxiety in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. Cancer-related anxiety is the most prevalent mental health problem affecting AYA cancer survivors. Cancer-related anxiety is associated with long-term negative outcomes such as poor quality of life, depression, distress, substance use, sleep problems, fatigue, and pain. ABM uses techniques to help patients change the way they react to environmental triggers that may cause a negative reaction. ABM uses brief self-guided smartphone applications. Patients complete repetitive association reaction-time tasks targeting automatic and unconscious negative attention biases to retrain attention away from perceived threat and towards a neutral or positive stimuli. Gratitude-finding and savoring activities are also provided to maintain and increase positive emotions. Using ABM plus gratitude-finding and savoring activities may improve anxiety in AYA cancer survivors.
Attention Bias Modification for the Improvement of Anxiety in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
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Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children's Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109
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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15 Years to 29 Years
ALL
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center,
Nancy Lau, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children's Cancer Consortium
2026-12-31