Status:

COMPLETED

Mobile App of CBT for Anxiety and Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Cancer

Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The proposed study seeks to implement a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and generalizability of an efficacious cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention for use as a se...

Detailed Description

Background: Patients with advanced cancer often experience marked anxiety symptoms that are associated with poor quality of life, high physical symptom burden, and complications with medical treatment...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of a metastatic solid tumor
  • Report clinically significant anxiety symptoms (i.e., Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) -Anxiety Subscale \> or equal to 8)
  • Anxiety is principal psychiatric problem
  • At least four weeks after cancer diagnosis
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2
  • Age greater than 18 years
  • Ability to read and respond to questions in English

Exclusion

  • Co-morbid delirium, dementia, or active and untreated major psychiatric condition such as schizophrenia will be excluded from the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 18 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 25 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

145 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02286466

Start Date

February 18 2015

End Date

October 25 2016

Last Update

August 28 2018

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114