Coda Comfort Crew Pilot Project: Assessing and Addressing the Psychosocial Needs of Chemotherapy Patients With the Gatineau Cancer Center

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07083245

Coda Foundation30 enrolled

Overview

This study seeks to examine the impact of a psychosocial intervention offered by the Coda Comfort Crew, which entails providing conversational support, parallel play, material support through gift bags and more on anxiety and depression, and on distress experienced by patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cancer

Interventions

Psychosocial careBEHAVIORAL

Psychosocial support to chemotherapy patients during their treatment sessions through conversations, board games, movies, and gift baskets

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (≥ 18 years old) * Diagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy at the Gatineau Cancer Center during the intervention and study period * Able to understand and provide informed consent * Sufficient understanding of French or English Exclusion Criteria: * Major cognitive impairment preventing understanding * Severe medical or psychiatric comorbidities limiting participation * Minors (\< 18 years old)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Distress

A checklist of things that might evoke unpleasant experiences of a mental, physical, social, or spiritual nature, as well as a 1-10 scale of overall distress.

Time frame: 3 months

HADS

Hospital anxiety and depression scale scores

Time frame: 3 months

Central Contacts

Patrick D Shaw

CONTACT

438-397-2188 shap5280@usherbrooke.ca

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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