Web-Based Toolkit to Improve Cancer-Related Emotional Distress and Anxiety in Rural Older Cancer Survivors

Summary

This clinical trial tests how well a web based toolkit works to improve cancer related emotional distress and anxiety in rural older cancer survivors. Rural older adults with cancer-related distress are particularly vulnerable to poorer mental health and cancer-related outcomes including increased difficulties identifying symptoms of anxiety, a reduced likelihood of knowing when to access mental health services, and a higher likelihood of having poorly managed CRD, even after receiving a psychosocial referral. The web based tool kit called CONNECT addresses digital literacy and supports for cancer-related distress management through interactive activities for setting up telehealth visits, accessing educational materials about cancer-related distress, and providing individualized mental health resource recommendations. Using CONNECT may improve cancer related emotional distress and anxiety in rural older cancer survivors.

Conditions

• Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm
• Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Telephone-Based Intervention

Complete calls with research assistant

OTHER

Text Message-Based Navigation Intervention

Receive text message reminders

BEHAVIORAL

Patient Navigation

Receive personalized recommendations for resources

OTHER

Survey Administration

Ancillary study

OTHER

Educational Intervention

Receive educational materials on distress management and guides to telehealth

OTHER

Educational Intervention

Receive written educational brochure about distress management

OTHER

Internet-Based Intervention

Receive access to CONNECT platform

OTHER

Interview

Complete interview

OTHER

Interview

Complete small group workshop

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  collaborator NIH

• National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

  collaborator NIH

• Northwestern University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Marquita W Lewis, PhD · Northwestern University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-08-26

Primary Completion

2031-08-26

Completion

2032-08-26

Countries

• United States

Study Locations