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Evaluation of a Mobile App Program for Coping With Cancer

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Outcomes of a Mobile App for Coping With Cancer

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

  • Time periods mentioned: 8 weeks
  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires

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
  • "Participants will have access to the program for 8 weeks and will be asked to work their way through the program at their own pace."
  • "Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires about their mood, quality of life, coping, and experience with the app three times: at the start of the study, after 8 weeks using the app, and then 3-months after using the app."
  • "The secondary objective is to evaluate preliminary outcomes related to mood, quality of life, psychological flexibility, and adaptive coping, and will be measured using self-report questionnaires."
  • "Participants will complete a series of self-report surveys to evaluate the primary and secondary objectives of the study."
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 the Tools for Coping with Cancer program in the Calm Health app helps people with cancer or a recent history of cancer feel better and cope. It also asks whether people use the app and find it helpful. Participants use the 13-session program at home for 8 weeks and answer surveys three times.

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a mobile app program for people with a history of cancer can help treat distress. The main questions it aims to answer is: Do participants use the Tools for Coping with Cancer Calm Health mobile app and do they find it helpful? Does the Tools for Coping with Cancer Calm Health mobile app improve mood, quality of life, and help with coping? Participants will be asked to use a 13-session self-management program (Tools for Coping with Cancer) housed within the Calm Health app. Participants will use this app on their own device, in their own home. Participants will have access to the program for 8 weeks and will be asked to work their way through the program at their own pace. Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires about their mood, quality of life, coping, and experience with the app three times: at the start of the study, after 8 weeks using the app, and then 3-months after using the app.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Willing to follow study steps and take part for 8 weeks, plus a 3-month follow-up.
  • Have a confirmed cancer diagnosis, or have had cancer treatment in the past 2 years, including extra treatment after the main treatment.
  • Be older than 18.
  • Be able to read and understand English.
  • Be able to use a mobile app with little help from study staff.
  • Be able to understand the study and agree to take part.

Who can't join

  • Taking part in talk therapy at any time during the study.
  • Have a mental health condition that is not treated or not treated enough, based on screening before the study, and may need one-on-one mental health care.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study (8 weeks active intervention and 3-month follow up) * Have a confirmed diagnosis of cancer; or have been treated for cancer within the last two years, including adjuvant therapies * Over the age of 18 * Able to understand and read English * Able to navigate a mobile app with minimal assistance from study staff * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Are taking part in psychotherapy at any time during the study * Have an un-treated or under-treated mental health disorder based on pre-study screening that may require a referral to individual mental health care.

Study sites (1)

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