Emotional Support Messages Following a Cancer Diagnosis

Summary

Cancer patients will be randomly shown one of 18 emotional support messages created by the research team that differ based on how much of the message consists of positive statements and how much consists of negative statements. The messages with negative statements also differ based on whether the negative statements occur at the start or end of the message. After viewing the message, participants have the opportunity to rate the effectiveness of the message, to what extent the message made them feel better, and to what extent the message affects how they view the message provider as a useful source of emotional support.

Conditions

• Psychological Stress
• Anxiety

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaire 1a

Participants will be randomly shown two versions of messages in which the last 20% of the message consists of negative statements of criticism and rate of the effectiveness of the message.

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaire 1b

Participants will be randomly shown two versions of messages in which the first 20% of the message consists of negative statements of criticism and rate of the effectiveness of the message.

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaire 2a

Participants will be randomly shown two versions of messages in which the last 40% of the message consists of negative statements of criticism and rate of the effectiveness of the message.

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaire 2b

Participants will be randomly shown two versions of messages in which the first 40% of the message consists of negative statements of criticism and rate of the effectiveness of the message.

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaire 3a

Participants will be randomly shown two versions of messages in which the last 60% of the message consists of negative statements of criticism and rate of the effectiveness of the message.

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaire 3b

Participants will be randomly shown two versions of messages in which the first 60% of the message consists of negative statements of criticism and rate of the effectiveness of the message.

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaire 4a

Participants will be randomly shown two versions of messages in which the last 80% of the message consists of negative statements of criticism and rate of the effectiveness of the message.

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaire 4b

Participants will be randomly shown two versions of messages in which the first 80% of the message consists of negative statements of criticism and rate of the effectiveness of the message.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• San Diego State University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Arizona

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Minnesota

  collaborator OTHER

• H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Maija Reblin, PhD · H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-01-30

Primary Completion

2019-05-10

Completion

2020-11-24

Countries

• United States

Study Locations