Efficacy of a Smart Management Strategy for Health (SMASH) Program for Overcoming Cancer Crisis and Growing Positively

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the "Smart Management Strategy for Health (SMASH)" program, which is designed to help cancer patients overcome their cancer crisis proactively and grow positively.

Conditions

• Breast Neoplasms
• Lung Neoplasms
• Colorectal Neoplasms
• Stomach Neoplasms

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Online health management program

Web-based health management program designed according to SMASH strategy, which includes (i) Assessment, (ii) Acceptance, (iii) Preparation for change, (iv) Commitment, (v) Planning, (vi) Promoting environment, (vii) Execution, (viii) Feedback and Maintenance, and (ix) Core perspectives, for 6 months. The program consists of four areas: self-assessment, self-planning, self-learning, and self-monitoring. The learning session includes SMASH strategies and "10 Rules for Highly Effective Health Behavior".

BEHAVIORAL

Health coaching

Personalized tele-coaching for 6 months by health coaches who were trained by the Smart Management and Coaching for Health (SMACH) program

BEHAVIORAL

Workshop

Total three sessions are to be held at 3-, 5-, and 7-month after the initiation of the enrollment. Each session includes 30-minute health education, 1-hour health management strategy workshop, and 30-minute team coaching.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard health educational booklet

Standard health educational booklets about "10 Rules for Highly Effective Health Behavior" that are organized according to the Trans-theoretical Model (TTM). Booklets are provided at 0-, 2-, and 4-month after the enrollment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Samsung Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Asan Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• National Cancer Center, Korea

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Seoul National University Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Young Ho Yun, MD. PhD · Seoul National University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

19 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-11-23

Primary Completion

2016-06-30

Completion

2018-01-31

Countries

• South Korea

Study Locations