Mind-Body Medicine for the Improvement of Quality of Life in Adolescents and Young Adults Coping With Lymphoma

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT04270266

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center71 enrolled

Overview

This trial studies how well a mind-body intervention works in improving overall quality of life in adolescents and young adults with lymphoma. A meditation based mind-body intervention may help lower distress, depressive symptoms, and anxiety in adolescents and young adults coping with lymphoma.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. Examine the feasibility of the mind-body intervention in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with lymphoma. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. Establish the initial intervention efficacy regarding psychological distress and cancer symptoms (tertiary objective) relative to an attention control (AC) group. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE: I. Explore mediation (e.g., mindfulness, compassion, social connection, inflammatory processes) and moderation (e.g., demographic and medical factors) of the intervention effects. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups. GROUP I: Patients attend meditation group sessions over 75 minutes once weekly for up to 5 weeks. GROUP II: Patients attend educational group sessions over 75 minutes once weekly for up to 5 weeks. After completion of study intervention, patients are followed at 6 and 12 weeks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Lymphoma

Interventions

Educational InterventionOTHER

Attend educational sessions

Meditation TherapyOTHER

Attend meditation sessions

Questionnaire AdministrationOTHER

Ancillary studies

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 39 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Participants between the ages of 18-39 diagnosed within 6 months with stage I-IV Lymphoma (all types) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 2 or below * Having access to the internet * Able to read, write and speak English Exclusion Criteria: * Major psychiatric or cognitive deficits that would impede the completion of self-report instruments as deemed by the clinical team * Regular (self-defined) participation in psychotherapy or a formal cancer support group

Locations (1)

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mind-body intervention in (AYAs) Adolescents and Young Adults with Lymphoma Questionnaire

We will examine preliminary evidence of intervention efficacy. Meaning and Purpose (1-5) Strongly Disagree 1- Disagree 2, Neither agree or disagree 3, Agree 4, Strongly agree 5. Day-to-Day Experiences (1-6) Almost Always-1, Very frequently-2, Somewhat Frequently -3, Somewhat Infrequently-4, Very Infrequently-5, Almost Never 6

Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Psychological distress and cancer symptoms (tertiary objective) relative to an attention control (AC) group Questionnaire

Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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