Self-System Therapy for Older Adults With Lung Cancer

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)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04057196

Pro00102705

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study to use 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 whether delivering the SST intervention will be both feasible and acceptable to study participants. The investigator will also examine whether participation in SST can help alleviate symptoms of depression and distress while helping improve overall functioning in older adults with advanced lung cancer.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥ 65 years
• English-speaking
• The patient has a diagnosis of late-stage (III-IV) lung cancer and is living at her/his 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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30 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 12 weeks.

Treatment:

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