SmartManage Stress Management for HIV+ Cancer Survivors

University of Miami

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer; Hiv; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: SmartManage for HIV+ cancer survivors; Behavioral: Educational Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04544917

20190762

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to design and refine a web-based platform developed for managing symptom burden in men who have sex who are HIV+ cancer survivors.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age: 18 years or older
2. Fluent in English
3. Have evidence of at least one form of non-metastatic solid tumor cancer or blood cancer
4. Be at least 30 days post active primary cancer treatment
5. Self identify as a sexual minority cisgender man
6. Self-report having been diagnosed with HIV
7. Have reliable access to a computer/device with internet accessibility

Exclusion criteria

1. Have had one of the following exclusionary cancer types: Non-melanoma skin cancer, brain cancer, eye cancer, history of some form of pediatric cancer (if that is participant's only cancer diagnosis)
2. History of advanced (metastatic) cancer of any type
3. Inpatient treatment for severe mental illness in the past 12 months and/or suicidality of moderate or greater risk
4. Appears actively intoxicated or otherwise unable to provide full informed consent
5. Have any other medical condition resulting in predicted live expectancy of less than 12 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

SmartManage Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive ten 90-minute weekly therapist delivered SmartManage group sessions via video conference. Participants will have access to the SmartManage web platform, which will also guide the live intervention sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: SmartManage for HIV+ cancer survivors

Educational Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group will view ten weekly control content video recorded sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Educational Control