Trial Outcomes & Findings for Building Resiliency Among Caregivers of Curvivors and Metavivors (NCT NCT05702723)

NCT ID: NCT05702723

Last Updated: 2026-04-13

Results Overview

Defined as the percent of survivors/caregivers (counted as individuals) who are eligible and enroll, with a feasibility cutoff of ≥ 45% enrollment of eligible dyads (defined as a survivor + caregiver).

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

94 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

At Screening

Results posted on

2026-04-13

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Smart-3RP
Survivors-caregivers will be randomized together (dyad), stratified by survivor status: curvivor (participants who have completed curative therapy) or metavivor (participants will metastatic disease), using a random plan generator with 1:1 randomization. Participants will complete study procedures as outlined: * Baseline questionnaires. * 9 virtual sessions of Smart-3RP. * 3-month questionnaires. * Optional collections of hair samples at enrollment and 6-month follow-up period to measure cortisol concentration. * 6-month questionnaires. * Optional exit interview with study staff.
Enhanced Usual Care
Survivors-caregivers will be randomized together (dyad), stratified by survivor status (curvivor/metavivor), using a random plan generator with 1:1 randomization. * Participants will be referred to a 14-week online support group.
Overall Study
STARTED
48
46
Overall Study
COMPLETED
39
37
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
9
9

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Baseline enrollment is presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Smart-3RP
n=48 Participants
Due to small sample size, this group represents all participants randomized to the SMART-3RP arm (including caregivers and survivors as individuals). The total number represents individuals rather than dyads.
Enhanced Usual Care
n=46 Participants
Due to small sample size, this group represents all participants randomized to the EUC arm (including caregivers and patients as individuals). The total number represents individuals rather than dyads.
Total
n=94 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Enrollment Total
Caregivers
24 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline enrollment is presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
23 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline enrollment is presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
47 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline enrollment is presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Age, Continuous
Cancer survivor
62.9 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.3 • n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
61.4 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.6 • n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
62.2 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.4 • n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Age, Continuous
Caregiver
59.3 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.0 • n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
54.2 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.0 • n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
56.8 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.1 • n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Sex: Female, Male
Cancer Survivors · Female
10 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
12 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
22 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Sex: Female, Male
Cancer Survivors · Male
14 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
11 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
25 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Sex: Female, Male
Caregivers · Female
14 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
17 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
31 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Sex: Female, Male
Caregivers · Male
10 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
6 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
16 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Cancer Survivors · American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
1 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Cancer Survivors · Asian
1 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
2 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
3 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Cancer Survivors · Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Cancer Survivors · Black or African American
0 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
1 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
1 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Cancer Survivors · White
19 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
20 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
39 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Cancer Survivors · More than one race
0 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Cancer Survivors · Unknown or Not Reported
3 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
3 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Caregivers · American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Caregivers · Asian
1 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
3 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
4 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Caregivers · Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Caregivers · Black or African American
0 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
1 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
1 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Caregivers · White
22 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
19 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
41 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Caregivers · More than one race
0 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Race (NIH/OMB)
Caregivers · Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
1 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Cancer survivors · Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
5 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
7 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Cancer survivors · Not Hispanic or Latino
22 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
18 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
40 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Cancer survivors · Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Caregivers · Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
4 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
7 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Caregivers · Not Hispanic or Latino
21 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
19 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
40 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Caregivers · Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
0 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline demographic variables are presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
Enrollment Total
Cancer Survivors
24 Participants
n=24 Participants • Baseline enrollment is presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
23 Participants
n=23 Participants • Baseline enrollment is presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers
47 Participants
n=47 Participants • Baseline enrollment is presented separately for cancer survivors and caregivers

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: At Screening

Population: Please note that data are reported here for individuals (including caregivers and survivors as individuals). A total of 976 participants (i.e., 488 caregiver+ survivor dyads) were eligible for the study.

Defined as the percent of survivors/caregivers (counted as individuals) who are eligible and enroll, with a feasibility cutoff of ≥ 45% enrollment of eligible dyads (defined as a survivor + caregiver).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Participants
n=976 Participants
Here we include participants prior to randomization to either SMART-3RP or EUC (all enrolled in the study of those eligible to enroll)
Enhanced Usual Care
Survivors-caregivers will be randomized together (dyad), stratified by survivor status (curvivor/metavivor), using a random plan generator with 1:1 randomization. * Participants will be referred to a 14-week online support group.
Proportion of Enrolled Participants (Feasibility)
94 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: At 3 months

Population: Please note that acceptability was only assessed for participants randomized to the SMART-3RP intervention (and not Enhanced Usual Care). We are considering data for the 37 individuals who had available data at program end (a subset of the 48 individuals randomized to receive SMART-3RP).

Defined as the percent of participants (including survivors and caregivers as individuals) who report overall intervention satisfaction as greater than or equal to 4 on 5-point Likert scales, with an acceptability cutoff of ≥ 75% of participants. This metric is relevant only to participants randomized to the SMART-3RP condition.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Participants
n=37 Participants
Here we include participants prior to randomization to either SMART-3RP or EUC (all enrolled in the study of those eligible to enroll)
Enhanced Usual Care
Survivors-caregivers will be randomized together (dyad), stratified by survivor status (curvivor/metavivor), using a random plan generator with 1:1 randomization. * Participants will be referred to a 14-week online support group.
Proportion of Intervention Satisfaction (Acceptability)
31 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: At 3 months

Population: Please note that the denominator for this feasibility index includes all individual participants who were consented.

Defined as the percent of participants (including survivors and caregivers as individuals) who complete the 3-month follow-up survey, with a feasibility cutoff defined as ≥ 70% of participants.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Participants
n=48 Participants
Here we include participants prior to randomization to either SMART-3RP or EUC (all enrolled in the study of those eligible to enroll)
Enhanced Usual Care
n=46 Participants
Survivors-caregivers will be randomized together (dyad), stratified by survivor status (curvivor/metavivor), using a random plan generator with 1:1 randomization. * Participants will be referred to a 14-week online support group.
Proportion of Study Retention (Feasibility)
39 Participants
37 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 3 months

Population: Please note that the denominator for this index of feasibility includes all individual participants who were randomized to the SMART-3RP intervention. This index is not applicable to participants who were randomized to EUC.

Defined as the percent of participants (including both survivors and caregivers as individuals) who attend at least 6 out of 9 SMART-3RP intervention sessions, with a feasibility cutoff of ≥ 70% of participants. This is relevant only to participants randomized to the SMART-3RP.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Participants
n=48 Participants
Here we include participants prior to randomization to either SMART-3RP or EUC (all enrolled in the study of those eligible to enroll)
Enhanced Usual Care
Survivors-caregivers will be randomized together (dyad), stratified by survivor status (curvivor/metavivor), using a random plan generator with 1:1 randomization. * Participants will be referred to a 14-week online support group.
Proportion of Intervention Session Completion (Feasibility)
36 Participants

Adverse Events

Smart-3RP Survivors

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 1 deaths

Enhanced Usual Care Survivors

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 1 deaths

SMART-3RP Caregivers

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Enhanced Usual Care Caregivers

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Elyse Park, PhD MPH

Massachusetts General Hospital

Phone: 617-724-6836

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place