LUNGevity: Lung Cancer Stigma Community Based Participatory Research

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Lung Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: ACT values video; Behavioral: Ultra-brief mindfulness intervention video; Behavioral: Forgiveness video

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06286592

Pro2023002053

Details and patient eligibility

About

Lung cancer survival rates are low for intersectional underserved groups. Lung cancer stigma and intersectional stigma related to minoritized group status leads to increased morbidity and mortality and health disparities. Mindfulness interventions have been shown to decrease stigma and the negative impacts of stigma, however, these interventions have never been tested to decrease lung cancer stigma specifically. In this study, the investigators will use Community Based Participatory Research framework and MOST methodology to build and optimize a brief virtual mindfulness intervention to decrease lung cancer stigma, through first building a diverse coalition of lung cancer patients on a participatory action council.

Full description

Lung cancer is the deadliest form of cancer, with the five year survival rate being 18.6%. Survival rates are even lower for intersectional underserved groups. Stigma about having lung cancer is very common, with 95% of lung cancer patients reporting lung cancer stigma. Stigma leads to higher rates of depressive symptoms, lower disclosure of smoking, lower likelihood of engaging with smoking cessation services, and decreased likelihood of following through on treatment recommendations. Lung cancer stigma and intersectional stigma related to minoritized group status leads to increased morbidity and mortality and health disparities. Mindfulness interventions have been shown to decrease stigma and the negative impacts of stigma, however, these interventions have never been tested to decrease lung cancer stigma specifically.

In this study, the investigators propose an innovative Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) methodology to build and optimize a brief virtual mindfulness intervention to decrease lung cancer stigma. Using an innovative approach that combines Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and MOST, the investigators will first build a diverse coalition of lung cancer patients on a participatory action council per CBPR best practice models, with community members as equal stakeholders and part of the research team at every stage of the project. This study aims to:

Test mindfulness intervention components for lung cancer stigma in lung cancer patients to improve lung cancer treatment outcomes (i.e., patient-provider communication, willingness to accept referral to tobacco cessation, and quit rates).

Assess preliminary efficacy of these interventions on lung cancer stigma among lung cancer patients by race, ethnicity and sexual/gender classification.

Explore reach, acceptability and satisfaction of a mindfulness intervention to address lung cancer stigma, with a focus reaching patients in underserved groups (Black, Latinx, LGBTQ+ individuals, and low SES) in order to decrease health disparities and extend the five year survival rate.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants must be patients 18 years of age or older with a history of tobacco use to qualify for study inclusion. At least a portion of the participants will also need to be current lung cancer patients. Participants must be able to read and understand English and have normal to corrected vision and hearing.
• For the Community Advisory Board (CAB), participants must have been diagnosed with lung cancer, be at least 18 years of age or older, and self-identify as being part of an underrepresented group identity.

Exclusion criteria

• Any potential participants who do not meet the above inclusion criteria will be excluded from the study.
• Patients who are under the age of 18 and who do not have a history of tobacco use will be excluded from participating in the study.
• Individuals who cannot read or understand English or who do not have normal to corrected vision and hearing will be excluded from the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 8 patient groups

Conditions 1, 2 & 3

Experimental group

Description:

Condition 1 = Brief Mindfulness Video Condition 2 = Forgiveness Video Condition 3 = ACT Video \*Details of the specific interventions will be selected in collaboration with the Community Advisory Board.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Forgiveness video

Behavioral: Ultra-brief mindfulness intervention video

Behavioral: ACT values video

Conditions 1 & 2

Experimental group

Description:

Condition 1 = Brief Mindfulness Video Condition 2 = Forgiveness Video \*Details of the specific interventions will be selected in collaboration with the Community Advisory Board.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Forgiveness video

Behavioral: Ultra-brief mindfulness intervention video

Condition 1

Experimental group

Description:

Condition 1 = Brief Mindfulness Video \*Details of the specific interventions will be selected in collaboration with the Community Advisory Board.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Ultra-brief mindfulness intervention video

Conditions 1 & 3

Experimental group

Description:

Condition 1 = Brief Mindfulness Video Condition 3 = ACT Video \*Details of the specific interventions will be selected in collaboration with the Community Advisory Board.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Ultra-brief mindfulness intervention video

Behavioral: ACT values video

Conditions 2 & 3

Experimental group

Description:

Condition 2 = Forgiveness Video Condition 3 = ACT Video \*Details of the specific interventions will be selected in collaboration with the Community Advisory Board.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Forgiveness video

Behavioral: ACT values video

Condition 2

Experimental group

Description:

Condition 2 = Forgiveness Video \*Details of the specific interventions will be selected in collaboration with the Community Advisory Board.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Forgiveness video

Condition 3

Experimental group

Description:

Condition 3 = ACT Video \*Details of the specific interventions will be selected in collaboration with the Community Advisory Board.

Treatment:

Behavioral: ACT values video

No Intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

Treatment as usual.