Promotion of Well-being of Young Adult Brain Cancer Survivors

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Brain Tumor, Pediatric

Treatments: Behavioral: Brief Internet-based Behavioral Activation Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03871686

EDUC/REHAB PSYC&SP ED (Other Identifier)

A177800 (Other Identifier)

2019-0006

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an Internet-based, behavioral activation intervention to promote well-being in a young adult survivors of childhood brain tumor.

Full description

Participants will be recruited through the Children's Brain Tumor Foundation who will share the study announcement with their young adult members and social media. Eligible participants will complete a baseline battery survey via Qualtrics. The investigators will recruit 120 participants. The survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Participants will be randomly assigned to an experimental group or control group. The experimental group will take an Internet-based behavioral activation intervention. The intervention has four modules and will be administered via Qualtrics. A link to each module will be sent to the participants via e-mail. Participants will have one week to complete each module. Once a participant completes a module, the next module link will be sent after 3 days. A reminder will be sent at 7 days and 10 days until the module is complete. Each module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. The experimental group may continue to receive services as usual from the Children's Brain Tumor Foundation. The control group will continue to receive services as usual from the Children's Brain Tumor Foundation. The control group will have an opportunity to take the intervention once data collection is complete. Both groups will be asked to complete a battery of surveys at the end of the intervention and intermittently over a 3-month period.

Enrollment: 139 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• History of childhood brain tumor
• Ages of 18 and 30 years.
• Have regular access to the Internet
• Provide an e-mail address

Exclusion criteria

• Those that do not meet the inclusion criteria.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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139 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be asked to complete a brief online program over a 4 to 8-week period. Each week participants will be asked to complete one session of the program online. There are four sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief Internet-based Behavioral Activation Intervention

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will receive no intervention from the investigators. Participants may continue services as usual as provided by Children's Brain Tumor Foundation.