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Pursuing Exploration Into the Supportive Care Needs and Intervention Preferences of Survivors of Testicular Cancer

NCT07228637 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2026-02-09

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Summary

This trial tests the impact of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based coaching program delivered via videoconferencing on fear of cancer recurrence (primary outcome), anxiety, other symptoms, health-related quality of life, and coping (secondary outcomes) in survivors of testicular cancer. ACT includes experiential training in present moment awareness (e.g., mindfulness meditation, performing activities with greater awareness), coping adaptively with difficult internal experiences (e.g., thoughts, feelings, body sensation), identifying personally meaningful values, and pursuing activities consistent with these values. Testicular cancer survivors (N=70) will be randomly assigned in equal numbers to either an ACT-based coaching program or an education/support coaching program, both delivered via videoconferencing. Survivors in both conditions will participate in six weekly 90-minute online group sessions. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention, and 3 months post-intervention. The investigators hypothesize that ACT will lead to improved primary and secondary outcomes as compared to education/support. Study findings will inform a large-scale trial of intervention efficacy.

Conditions

  • Testicular Cancer

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Coaching

Across six weekly 90-minute online group sessions, testicular cancer survivors in the ACT coaching arm will practice various mindfulness exercises, clarify their values, and set specific values-based action goals in alignment with their values. Through in-session and home practice of skills, participants learn new and more adaptive ways to respond to fear of cancer recurrence and other difficult internal experiences (e.g., thoughts, feelings, body sensations). Participants receive handouts on session topics and a link to guided mindfulness practices developed by our team. Participants will be asked to track their home practices on provided logs.

BEHAVIORAL

Education and Support Coaching

Across six weekly 90-minute sessions, testicular cancer survivors in the education and support coaching arm are directed to resources for practical support, health information, and contact information for available community and national resources and support. Sessions include an orientation to testicular cancer survivorship and recurrence risks, education regarding common quality-of-life concerns experienced by cancer survivors, and an overview of community and national resources for addressing these concerns. Participants receive handouts summarizing session topics and are asked to review them as homework.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Indiana University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shelley A. Johns, PsyD · Indiana University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-18
Primary Completion
2026-07-01
Completion
2026-07-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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