Adapting Psychosocial Resiliency Intervention for Parents of Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer (RAISE)

Zeba Ahmad, Ph.D.

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Caregiving for Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Psychosocial Intervention for Parental Caregivers of AYA with Cancer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07139769

IRG-21-130-10-IRG-11 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

25-242

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study team aims to adapt a psychosocial intervention to reduce psychological distress among the caregiving parents of adolescents and young adults (aged 15-39) who have cancer. First, the study team will adapt an evidence-supported, group-based program for improving psychological resiliency (Stress Management and Resiliency Training - Relaxation Response Resiliency Program; SMART-3RP(E. R. Park et al., 2021)), and iteratively incorporate feedback from parents of AYA with cancer using a mixed-methods approach. Next, the study team will pilot the refined intervention to assess for preliminary indicators of feasibility, acceptability, and potential for efficacy in reducing parental distress.

Enrollment: 48 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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
• 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

• Having a co-parent or other household member participating in the same study
• Active symptoms of psychosis or suicidal ideation that would preclude safe participation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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48 participants in 1 patient group

Psychosocial Intervention for Parental Caregivers of AYA with Cancer

Experimental group

Description:

The study team aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the adapted psychosocial intervention to 1) improve psychological resiliency to stress and 2) reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress among parental caregivers, through a single-arm open pilot trial of 32 parents.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychosocial Intervention for Parental Caregivers of AYA with Cancer