RECRUITING

Study to Determine How Different Types of Coping Strategies Can Help People Manage Pain and Distress After Surgery

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

The purpose of this study is to determine if different video based coping strategies can help patients undergoing surgery for cancer can improve patients pain and distress after surgery for their cancer. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Is it possible to use video-based coping strategies to help manage pain and distress after surgery? * Is one type of coping strategy better than another? Researchers will compare mindfulness-based coping strategies (e.g., guided meditation, expressive writing, etc.) with non-mindfulness coping strategies (e.g., support from social workers and the wellness center, health education, etc.) to understand how these can help in post-surgery recovery, pain management, and distress. Participants will: * Provide their full name, date of surgery, e-mail address, and phone number and agree to be contacted via email or text messaging. * Fill out some questionnaires before surgery, which should take 10-15 minutes. * Be assigned to one of three coping strategies. * Review a video (about 15-20 minutes long) or links to online resources before surgery and respond to questions about pain and distress before and after viewing these materials. * Review additional videos or links 2, 3, and 4 days after surgery and respond to questions about pain and distress before and after viewing these materials. * Complete additional questionnaires 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after surgery. These questionnaires will be sent by text or email and should take about 10-15 minutes to complete.

Official Title

Quality Improvement Project to Address Post Operative Distress and Pain for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Intra-Abdominal Malignancies

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-02-20
Study Completion:2026-08-20
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06858202

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:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * English-speaking males or females 18 or older within the University of Utah Hospital system being treated for an intrabdominal malignancy.
  2. * Patients undergoing surgical treatment of cancer within the abdominal cavity.
  1. * Altered mental status due to delirium or pharmacological sedation as determined by a clinical assessment conducted by a study staff.
  2. * Non-English speaking.

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Utah Health
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Utah

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 Date2025-02-20
Study Completion Date2026-08-20

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-02-20
Study Completion Date2026-08-20

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Psychological Distress
  • Intra-abdominal Cancer