Support to reduce long-term emotional, thinking, and work problems after testicular cancer for young adults
Official title: A Biobehavioral Intervention to Reduce Adverse Outcomes in Young Adult Testicular Cancer Survivors
Funded at University of California-Irvine · NIH-11338695 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project looks at how a therapy called Goal-focused Emotion-Regulation Therapy (GET) and stress-related biology relate to mental health, thinking, and work life in young adults who are long-term survivors of testicular cancer.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California-Irvine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Irvine, United States) |
| Project start | July 8, 2023 |
| Project end | June 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $100,000 |
| NIH project number | 3R01CA276143-03S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11338695 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are people who were diagnosed with testicular cancer at ages 18–39 and are at least five years from their diagnosis.
✕Less likely to help
People currently receiving active cancer treatment, those diagnosed as children or older than 39, or those less than five years from diagnosis are unlikely to be included or to directly benefit from this specific study.
What this research studies
You would join a study of 100 young adult testicular cancer survivors who were diagnosed between ages 18 and 39 and are at least five years past diagnosis. The team will collect questionnaires about mood, goal-setting, and work or career disruptions, and will measure stress-related biological markers and cognitive concerns. Researchers will link self-regulation skills (like emotion regulation and goal navigation) with biological stress signals and occupational outcomes to see what supports long-term resilience. The work builds on an existing therapy (GET) that helped recently treated survivors and aims to see whether those core processes matter years after treatment.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could point to targeted support or treatments to reduce long-term emotional distress, thinking problems, and work disruptions for young adult testicular cancer survivors.
How similar studies have gone: Earlier trials of GET in recently treated young adult testicular cancer survivors showed improved psychological outcomes and stress biology, but studying these links in survivors 5+ years out is new.
Where this research is happening
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University of California-Irvine
Irvine, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hoyt, Michael a — University of California-Irvine
- Study coordinator: Hoyt, Michael a
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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.