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My Wellbeing Guide: A Novel Tool for Managing Stress and Improving Quality of Life

My Wellbeing Guide, Technology Facilitated Behavioral Intervention for Depression Among Diverse Patients in Ambulatory Oncology

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Interviews

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "To evaluate the process of implementing My Wellbeing Guide and its impact on patient and system-level outcomes through electronic health record (EHR) extractions of Aim 1b patients, and through clinician, and hospital administrator interviews."
  • "To identify facilitators and barriers to wide-scale implementation and expansion of My Wellbeing Guide through interviews and focus groups with stakeholders (clinicians, hospital administrators, and patients who participated in My Wellbeing Guide)."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether My Wellbeing Guide, a 7-week online program, helps reduce signs of depression in adults with cancer. It uses videos, activities, and reading to teach ways to manage stress. Patients at Northwestern Medicine or the University of Miami Health System are placed by chance into either this program or an app with links to cancer resources.

The purpose of this study is to examine the implementation and effectiveness of the psychosocial eHealth intervention, My Wellbeing Guide, on the proposed primary outcome, depressive symptoms, in patients diagnosed with cancer who receive care at Northwestern Medicine and the University of Miami Health System. Eligible patients will be directly contacted by the study team for recruitment. The intervention includes cognitive behavioral therapy management strategies for health-related stress in the form of animated videos, interactive activities, and written content. The intervention will be delivered via an online application over an 7-week period. Intervention participants will also complete four assessments: baseline (at the beginning of the research study), post-intervention (7 weeks after baseline), a 6-month follow-up, and a 12-month follow up. Participants are randomized into either an intervention application (described above) or a control application (which will provide links to helpful resources for patients with cancer, such as the contact information for cancer support services at Northwestern University and the University of Miami, and the link to the National Cancer Institute website, and the American Cancer Society website.) Control participants will also complete four assessments: baseline (at the beginning of the research study), post-intervention (7 weeks after baseline), a 6-month follow-up, and a 12-month follow up.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Have been contacted by the study team about joining.
  • Plan to get treatment and follow-up care at Northwestern Medicine or the University of Miami Health System.
  • Be age 18 or older.
  • Have cancer in a solid tumor or the blood, confirmed in your medical record.
  • Have a score of 55 or higher on the PROMIS CAT depression survey within the past 3 months.
  • Have internet access and be able to read English or Spanish.
  • Agree to be placed in either study group by chance.
  • Sign a form agreeing to join after learning about the study, before you are registered.

Who can't join

  • People in groups considered vulnerable cannot join. The listing does not say which groups this includes.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: a) having been reached out to by the study team for recruitment; (b) planned treatment and follow-up within the NM or UHealth healthcare system; (c) ≥ 18 years of age; (d) medical chart confirmed diagnosis of a solid or hematological malignancy; (e) elevated depressive symptoms on the PROMIS CAT (score \> or = 55) within the last 3 months; (f) access to the internet; (g) willingness to be randomized; (h) able to read English or Spanish; (i) patients must have signed informed consent prior to registration on study Exclusion Criteria: Note: The investigators will not include any vulnerable populations in this study.

Study sites (1)

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