Stepped-Care Telehealth for Distress in Cancer Survivors

Major Program
Supportive Care and Symptom Management
NCI Community Oncology Research Program
Research Group
Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Status
Completed
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
For more information, see ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03060096
Mental health issues in post-treatment adult cancer survivors are associated with multiple adverse outcomes and may represent a cancer health disparity for rural survivors. The purpose of this study is to test a stepped-care approach tailored to symptom severity based on recent American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines for reducing emotional distress (anxiety and/or depressive symptoms) and improving secondary outcomes (sleep disturbance, fatigue, fear of recurrence, quality of life) in rural, post-treatment cancer survivors in community oncology settings and to examine intervention costs. The resultant intervention will have great potential for widespread dissemination since it will be manualized, delivered by telephone, and comprised of modules to allow customized treatments for individuals with different cancer types.
Intervention
Enhanced Usual Care Control, Moderate Anxiety/depression: Low Intensity Stepped care, Severe Anxiety/depression: High Intensity Stepped Care
Condition
Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms, Sleep Disturbance, Recurrent Disease, Fatigue, Quality of Life, Cancer
Investigators
Suzanne Danhauer, PhD

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