Resilience Measurement in Older Adults With Late-Stage Lung Cancer (SST Resilience)

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lung Cancer Stage IV; Lung Cancer Stage III

Treatments: Behavioral: Self System Therapy for Older Adults with Advanced Lung Cancer (SST-LC) Resilience

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04825912

Pro00106533

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study to test measures of physical and psychological resilience while using Self-System therapy (SST), to treat depression and lung-cancer-related distress in older adults (65 years and older).

Full description

The investigator will examine the feasibility of delivering measures of psychological and physical resilience while delivering the SST intervention. The investigator will also examine whether participation in SST can help alleviate symptoms of depression and distress while helping improve overall physical functioning in older adults with advanced lung cancer.

Enrollment: 18 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 65 or older
• English-speaking
• The patient has a diagnosis of late-stage (III-IV) lung cancer and is living at his/her home.

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to provide informed consent
• Visual or hearing impairments that preclude participation
• Serious mental illness

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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18 participants in 1 patient group

Adults with Advanced Lung Cancer

Experimental group

Description:

Older adults with stage III or stage IV lung cancer will be enrolled in the Self-System Therapy intervention to treat illness-related distress, depression, and to enhance self-efficacy via delivery of behavioral coping skills across a period of 10 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Self System Therapy for Older Adults with Advanced Lung Cancer (SST-LC) Resilience