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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT-HBC) for the Improvement of Cancer Distress in Patients With Hepatobiliary Cancers

Description

This clinical trial studies whether Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for patients with hepatobiliary cancers (ACT-HBC) can be used to help improve cancer distress. Patients with hepatobiliary cancer (HBC) often experience high levels of distress and reductions in quality of life. ACT-HBC is a behavioral intervention tailored to patients with HBC. It helps patients cope with difficult thoughts and emotions while staying connected to what matters most in life, which may be an effective way to improve cancer distress.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This clinical trial studies whether Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for patients with hepatobiliary cancers (ACT-HBC) can be used to help improve cancer distress. Patients with hepatobiliary cancer (HBC) often experience high levels of distress and reductions in quality of life. ACT-HBC is a behavioral intervention tailored to patients with HBC. It helps patients cope with difficult thoughts and emotions while staying connected to what matters most in life, which may be an effective way to improve cancer distress.

Development of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Cancer Distress Among Rural and Urban Patients With Hepatobiliary Cancers (ACT-HBC)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT-HBC) for the Improvement of Cancer Distress in Patients With Hepatobiliary Cancers

Condition
Malignant Hepatobiliary Neoplasm
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Rochester

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

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

  • * HBC diagnosis
  • * Age \>= 18 years
  • * Able to provide written informed consent
  • * Verbally endorse cancer distress
  • * Access to the internet
  • * Read and write in English
  • * Reside in the states of Iowa, Minnesota, or Wisconsin
  • * Other psychological therapy that started =\< 2 months prior to prospective enrollment
  • * Inability to actively participate in and learn from group therapy (e.g., active/uncontrolled psychotic symptoms, neurological condition, personality pathology) as determined by clinical judgement in Behavioral Medicine Program (BMP) consultation. Individual therapy or alternative group therapy will be offered to patients ineligible per this criterion
  • * HBC remission

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Mayo Clinic,

Carrie A Bronars, PhD, LP, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Study Record Dates

2027-05-30