Study of a Support Program for Quality of Life in Chinese Cancer Patients and Survivors

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate different combinations of cancer education sessions, counseling sessions, and peer support meetings developed for Chinese cancer patients and survivors. The researchers will look at whether the combinations are practical and effective, and how they impact participants' quality of life.

Conditions

• Cancer
• Survivorship

Interventions

OTHER

Cancer Education

Cancer Education on side effects and their management, treatment options, advance care planning, and survivorship. Each session will last about 30-60 minutes and will be completed over the phone or by video call.

OTHER

Meaning-Centered Counseling

Meaning-centered counseling aims to activate culturally relevant meaning-focused coping strategies in Chinese-speaking patients and survivors (CCS). Each session will last about 45-60 minutes and will be completed over the phone or by video call.

OTHER

Peer Support

Peer support aims to increase social support for CCS to decrease cancer stigma, which has been associated with greater psychological distress, especially among less acculturated Chinese immigrant CCS. The meetings will include up to 6-8 Mandarin-speaking patients and survivors and will last about 90 minutes.

OTHER

Enhanced Standard Care

enhanced standard care ( written cancer information materials in Chinese and referral to counseling)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• American Cancer Society, Inc.

  collaborator OTHER

• Brooklyn College Cancer Center

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Herald Cancer Association

  collaborator OTHER

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Florence Lui, PhD · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-02-27

Primary Completion

2028-02-29

Completion

2028-02-29

Countries

• United States

Study Locations