Status:
COMPLETED
Pilot Study of Internet-Delivered Psychological Treatment for Cancer Survivors
Lead Sponsor:
Karolinska Institutet
Conditions:
Cancer Survivors
Anxiety
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Negative psychological effects of cancer are common, but cancer survivors are rarely offered structured psychological treatment. Internet-delivered treatments have shown some promise, but specific tre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Cancer survivor at least 0.5 years after main therapy. Survivor of breast cancer (n=24), testicular cancer (n=12), or thyroid cancer (n=12).
- Clinically significant anxiety or depression (Patient Health Questionnaire 9 \[PHQ-9\]≥10, or Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 \[GAD-7\]≥8, or 9-item Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory \[FCRI-9\]≥16)
- At least 18 years old
- Resident of Sweden (listed and de facto)
- Sufficient technical knowledge and knowledge of the Swedish language to take part in a text-based online treatment
- Continuous access to an electronic device that can be used to access the study web platform
Exclusion
- Recurrent thoughts of suicide, as based on clinical judgement aided by the structured interview and the self-report version of the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-S) item 9
- Severe medical condition (e.g., very poor prognosis, stage IV cancer), severe psychiatric disorder (e.g., psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or severely debilitating substance use disorder, severe depression), or medical treatment (e.g., chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy) that makes the treatment unfeasible
- Other ongoing psychological treatment
- Continuous psychotropic medication not stable for the past 4 weeks, or not expected to remain stable during the treatment period
- Planned absence for more than one week of the intended treatment period
- No complete the pre-treatment assessment
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 10 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 22 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06046573
Start Date
March 10 2024
End Date
October 22 2024
Last Update
December 16 2024
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Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden