Development and Application of Intervention Program to Improve Mental Health and Quality of Life of Solid Tumor Survivors and Caregivers

Summary

The research team will assess the psychological abilities like cognitive(how you think and figure things out) and psycho-social(the well-being at the intersection of the internal workings and external experience) functions of young patients who are diagnosed with solid tumor and their primary caregivers. After assessing the psychological abilities, the research team will provide counseling and educational sessions developed by the team. The sessions are provided on a 1:1 basis to each of the participants to verify whether the sessions helped to improve the quality of life, including mental health.

Conditions

• Pediatric Solid Tumors

Interventions

OTHER

Psycho-education and Psychological intervention_After cancer treatment

The intervention program consists of Psycho-education and Psychological intervention that includes cognitive behavioral therapy sessions and interventions for patients and caregivers. It integrates and applies various evidence-based theories; mindfulness theory, solution-focused theory, resilience theory, and family intervention theory. The intervention is divided into two sessions; core sessions and elective sessions. The after cancer treatment group undergoes 7 core sessions and 3 elective sessions, a total of 10 sessions. The sessions are conducted 1:1, either face-to-face or remote, and 1 to 2 times a week, approximately 50 minutes per session.

OTHER

Psycho-education and Psychological intervention_In cancer treatment

The intervention program consists of Psycho-education and Psychological intervention that includes cognitive behavioral therapy sessions and interventions for patients and caregivers. It integrates and applies various evidence-based theories; mindfulness theory, solution-focused theory, resilience theory, and family intervention theory. The intervention is divided into two sessions; core sessions and elective sessions. The intervention is divided into two sessions; core sessions and elective sessions. The in cancer treatment group undergoes 4 core sessions and 1 elective session, which is selected out of the given three topics, a total of 5 sessions. The sessions are conducted 1:1, either face-to-face or remote, and 1 to 2 times a week, approximately 50 minutes per session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Seoul National University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Tree and Forest Psychological Counseling Center

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• National Cancer Center, Korea

  lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

• Principal Investigator · National Cancer Center

• Co-Investigator · Seoul National University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

10 Years

Max Age

24 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-12-27

Primary Completion

2025-12-31

Completion

2028-12-31

Countries

• South Korea

Study Locations