Actively Recruiting
Virtual Art Therapy Assisted Re-Integration to Improve Biopsychosocial Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors, AVATARS Trial
Led by Mayo Clinic · Updated on 2026-03-30
30
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
106 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This clinical trial tests the feasibility, usability and acceptability of a virtual art therapy assisted re-integration (AVATARS) intervention to improve biopsychosocial outcomes, such as anxiety, depression, resilience, emotional regulation, stress, and cognition, among adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. AYA cancer survivors (especially those treated at adult cancer centers) historically experience worse psychosocial outcomes and lack age appropriate psychosocial support compared to older adult cancer survivors. Creative art therapy accesses the limbic system to provide a corrective emotional experience in response to trauma and can help patients visually express depression, anxiety, and existential fears, process traumatic events, and regain agency and control. The AVATARS intervention may be a feasible, useable and acceptable way to improve biopsychosocial outcomes among AYA cancer survivors.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Virtual Art Therapy Assisted Re-Integration to Improve Biopsychosocial Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors, AVATARS Trial
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- If young adult, aged 18-25 years at enrollment and able to provide informed consent
- If adolescent, aged 10-17 years at enrollment and able to provide informed consent
- Mild or greater depression with a Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-A) score greater than 5
- Received a cancer diagnosis within the past year or completed cancer treatment within the past five years
- Access to an electronic device that supports virtual videoconferencing
- Able to read and write in English
You will not qualify if you...
- Visual or cognitive impairments that prevent completing the art project or data collection
- Endorsed suicidality via PHQ-A or other assessment
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259
Actively Recruiting
2
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
R
Regina Becker
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
1
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