This clinical trial tests how well cognitive behavioral cancer stress management (CBCSM) group sessions work to decrease psychological distress in cancer patients. CBCSM teaches patients how to recognize and reduce the impacts of cancer associated stress on the biological, psychological, and social life domains.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To reduce psychological stress. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To increase post-traumatic growth (PTG). II. To increase patient self-efficacy in utilizing therapy skills. III. To estimate patient acceptability and feasibility of conducting CBCSM within the clinical setting. IV. To estimate differences of conducting CBCSM virtually during the Public Health Emergency (PHE) versus in person pre-PHE. V. To estimate differences of conducting CBCSM post PHE virtually with limitation to Minnesota patients only. VI. To explore the difference using the same therapy in patients with advanced, metastatic disease in a individual setting versus patients without the advanced, metastatic disease in a group setting. OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 groups. GROUP I: Patients participate in five CBCSM group sessions on study. Patients complete questionnaires throughout the trial and during follow-up at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. GROUP II: Patients complete questionnaires throughout the trial and during follow-up at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
400
Participate in CBCSM group sessions
Complete questionnaires
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
RECRUITINGChange in post-traumatic stress (PTS) score
Each item on the PTS is rated on a 5-point scale (0=Not at all; 1=A little bit; 2=Moderately; 3=Quite a bit, and 4=Extremely). The total score can range from 0 to 36 with higher scores indicating greater severity of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Time frame: At baseline, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months
Change in post-traumatic growth (PTG) score
PTG will be assessed using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement System (PROMIS®)-Psychosocial Impact Scale-Positive. The PROMIS assesses pain intensity using a single 0-10 numeric rating item and seven health domains (physical function, fatigue, pain interference, depressive symptoms, anxiety, ability to participate in social roles and activities, and sleep disturbance) using four items per domain.
Time frame: At baseline, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months
Change in self-efficacy score
Will examine predicted increase in self-efficacy associated with Cognitive Behavioral Cancer Stress Management (CBCSM) from pre-intervention to post-intervention. Scores will be assessed using the Measure of Current Status-Part A (MOCS-A), which measures participants' current self-perceived status on several skills: the ability to relax at will, recognize stress-inducing situations, restructure maladaptive thoughts, be assertive about needs, express anger effectively and appropriately, and choose appropriate coping responses as needed. Ratings are made on a scale from I cannot do this at all (0) to I can do this extremely well (4).
Time frame: At baseline, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months
Patient acceptability and satisfaction
Will be assessed by simple percentage, based on scores from an Institute for Healthcare Improvement 10-point Likert scale (0-10, "Would you recommend this program to your friends and family?" A score ≥7 indicates high individual satisfaction.
Time frame: Baseline to 12 months
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Patient attendance and feasibility
Will be assessed by simple percentage. Attendance and feasibility will be determined by the number of patients attending ≥3 sessions out of five.
Time frame: Baseline to 12 months
Anxiety
Will examine predicted reductions in anxiety symptoms associated with Cognitive Behavioral Cancer Stress Management (CBCSM) from pre-intervention to post-intervention. Anxiety will be measured using General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) symptom scores, an 8-question survey. Seven questions are answered on a 0-3 scale where 0=Not at all and 3=Nearly every day. The final question is answered on a 4-point scale from Not Difficult at All to Extremely Difficult.
Time frame: At baseline, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months
Depression
Will examine predicted reductions in depression symptoms associated with Cognitive Behavioral Cancer Stress Management (CBCSM) from pre-intervention to post-intervention. Level of depression will be determined using the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8). The PHQ-8 is an 8-item questionnaire answered on a scale of 0-3 where 0=Not at all and 3=Nearly every day.
Time frame: At baseline, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months