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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual 'Coping With Brain Fog' Intervention for Young Adults With Cancer

NCT05115422 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2022-05-23

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Summary

Cancer-related cognitive problems, also known as "brain fog", have a significant impact on patients with cancer and cancer survivors. Previous studies indicate that cancer and cancer treatments can negatively affect memory, attention and thinking abilities. Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are individuals with a cancer diagnosis, who are currently between 18 to 40 years old. These individuals are especially vulnerable to brain fog symptoms due to the effect these symptoms have on their education, employment, health behaviors, mental health, and social relationships. There is a clear need for programming directed at brain fog symptoms among AYAs with cancer diagnoses. The 'Coping with Brain Fog' program, developed by Maximum Capacity Inc., is an eight-week group program that has been designed to educate patients about their brain fog symptoms and develop strategies to manage these symptoms. In this study the investigators will aim to determine the feasibility of adapting the 'Coping with Brain Fog' program to the virtual setting for AYAs with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigators will also aim to explore the efficacy of the program on cognitive functioning and symptoms of anxiety, depression and fatigue. This study is an important step towards finding ways to treat brain fog symptoms in cancer patients, and could help guide future studies and programs.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

'Coping with Brain Fog' program

The proposed intervention is an 8-week 'Coping with Brain Fog' program for cancer survivors, adapted for AYAs with cancer, with one 90-minute group session per week. The intended group size for the program is 8-12 participants. The program was developed to be delivered in person, however for the purposes of this study it will be conducted in a virtual setting. The overall goals of the program are to educate participants about cancer-related brain fog and enhance their cognitive function and wellbeing. To accomplish this, the program is segmented into three main components: memory skills, task management, and psychological wellbeing. For each component, participants are systematically introduced to evidence-based strategies to cumulatively build a repertoire of cognitive tools designed to reduce the impact of cancer-related brain fog. The program uses a manual and participant materials that are copyrighted by Maximum Capacity Inc.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • CancerCare Manitoba

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Manitoba

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-01
Primary Completion
2022-03-31
Completion
2022-10-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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