RECRUITING

Development and Pilot Trial of Focused ACT (FACT) for Patients With Advanced Cancer

Conditions

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

To learn about the effects of an intervention program called Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) on the level of anxiety patients diagnosed with cancer feel about death. To learn if an intervention program called Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT), designed to help reduce death-related anxiety, is effective and acceptable to patients diagnosed with advanced cancer.

Official Title

Development and Pilot Trial of Focused ACT (FACT) for Patients With Advanced Cancer

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-07-21
Study Completion:2029-12-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT07105033

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. * Adult cancer patients diagnosed with advanced cancer (solid tumor and hematologic)
  2. * Progressed past at least one line of palliative systemic cancer therapy
  3. * Patient followed by Supportive Care Outpatient Service
  4. * English speaking
  5. * Able to provide written informed consent
  6. * Willing to participate in a stress and coping program
  7. * Willing to identify 1-2 important areas of life they might like to discuss with a counselor
  8. * Moderate levels of death anxiety on DADDS (\>=25, on 0-75 scale)
  9. * Access to technology to support institutionally approved video-conferencing platform of Zoom
  1. * ECOG performance status \>=3 "capable of only limited selfcare; confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours"
  2. * Currently participating in regular psychotherapy (patient defined)
  3. * Documented out of hospital DNR (do not resuscitate) orders
  4. * Presence of active suicidal ideation or need for a higher level of care (as determined by Supportive Care physician or licensed mental health clinician).

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Juliet Kroll, BA,PHD
CONTACT
(346) 723-5858
jlkroll@mdanderson.org

Principal Investigator

Juliet Kroll, BA,PHD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Locations (Sites)

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

  • Juliet Kroll, BA,PHD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

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 Date2025-07-21
Study Completion Date2029-12-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-07-21
Study Completion Date2029-12-31

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Advanced Cancer