Adapted resiliency program for parents of adolescents and young adults with cancer

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The team will adapt an evidence-supported, group-based Stress Management and Resiliency Training program (SMART-3RP) specifically for parents of AYA with cancer and iteratively refine it using feedback collected through interviews and surveys. After adaptation, the refined intervention will be piloted to measure feasibility, acceptability, and early signs that it can lower parental psychological distress. The pilot will enroll English-speaking parents or guardians over age 18 who are primary informal caregivers for an AYA currently in cancer treatment and who report at least mild distress. Outcomes will include measures of feasibility (enrollment and retention), participant satisfaction, and changes in distress levels.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Self-identifying parent/guardian who provides a primary informal caregiving role in their child's cancer
* Recipient of caregiving is aged between 15 and 39 years and is receiving treatment for cancer at the Mass General Brigham Cancer
* Participant must score equal to or greater than 2 (out of a possible 10) on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer
* English-speaking
* Aged over 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

-Active symptoms of psychosis or suicidal ideation that would preclude safe participation

Where it's running

• Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital
  Boston, Massachusetts, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Zeba N Ahmad, Ph.D.
• Email: zahmad2@mgh.harvard.edu
• Phone: 16177241586

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.