Personalized mobile support for young adult cancer survivors
Personalized Cancer Support for Young Adults
A smartphone-based program to help young adults who had cancer manage ongoing worry and distress.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Ann Arbor, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11194373 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This project will refine and test a mobile tool called PerCS-YA that gives personalized support to young adult cancer survivors. You would help shape the program with other survivors and then join a two-arm randomized trial to compare the PerCS-YA app to usual care. The intervention focuses on building knowledge and confidence so you can better manage cancer-specific worry during life transitions like work, school, and relationships. The trial is led by the University of Michigan and uses remote, mobile delivery to reach people from diverse backgrounds.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Young adult cancer survivors age 21 or older—especially those with a history of thyroid cancer, melanoma, or testicular cancer—who experience persistent worry or distress and can use a smartphone.
Not a fit: People without ongoing cancer-related worry or distress, those younger than 21, or those unable or unwilling to use mobile technology are unlikely to benefit from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could reduce long-term cancer-related worry and improve survivors' confidence in managing distress via a widely accessible mobile tool.
How similar studies have performed: Mobile health and behavioral support programs have shown promise for reducing distress in cancer survivors, but personalized, young-adult–focused tools like PerCS-YA are relatively new and need rigorous testing.
Where this research is happening
Ann Arbor, United States
- University of Michigan at Ann Arbor — Ann Arbor, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Haymart, Megan Rist — University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
- Study coordinator: Haymart, Megan Rist
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.