Clinical trial NCT03679585: Talking Pictures Social Media Intervention in Reducing Depressive Symptoms and Improving Spiritual Well-Being and Quality of Life in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients
Official title: Talking Pictures: An Exploratory Study of a Meaning-Based Social Media Intervention for AYA Cancer Patients
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Malignant Neoplasm
Lead sponsor: Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2018-09-20
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 15
Maximum age (years): 34
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This clinical trial studies how well Talking Pictures social media intervention works in reducing depressive symptoms and improving spiritual well-being and quality of life in adolescent and young adult cancer patients. Talking Pictures social media intervention may help doctors better learn how to most effectively provide psychosocial support to adolescent and young adult cancer patients.

Detailed description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the feasibility and acceptability of a 10-week application (app)-based intervention.

II. To assess the impact of the intervention on depressive symptoms, spiritual well-being and quality of life.

III. To examine the content of participants recorded narratives for salient themes related to weekly content areas (e.g. identity, meaning-making, hopes, fears) in order to better understand the unique experiences and challenges of adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients.

OUTLINE:

Participants undergo Talking Pictures social media intervention for 10 weeks, receiving weekly assignments via email with requirements to use the Pixstori app to take and upload photographs with verbal narratives attached to a website. Participants can then share their pixstories to a group page and view and respond to others' pixstories.

After completion of study, participants are followed up at 2 months.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adolescent and young adult cancer patients who were diagnosed within three years
* English comprehension in written and oral format
* Current possession of a smartphone, tablet, or computer with camera and wifi capacity or data plan
* Valid email address
* Pregnant women will be included if they meet eligibility requirements

Exclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of mental retardation, severe or untreated psychopathology (e.g. schizophrenia), or dementia
* Adults unable to consent: Will not include
* Prisoners will not be included given lack of access to smartphone

Primary outcomes:
measure: Weekly photo task completion rate
timeFrame: At 10 weeks
measure: Project participation rates
timeFrame: At 10 weeks
measure: Impact of intervention on depressive symptoms as assessed by Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) total score
timeFrame: Up to 2 months post intervention
measure: Impact of intervention on spiritual well-being as assessed by Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Spiritual Well-Being (FACIT-Sp) total score
timeFrame: Up to 2 months post intervention
measure: Impact of intervention on psychosocial quality of life as assessed by Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory-Adolescent and Young Adult (PedsQL-AYA) psychosocial health score
timeFrame: Up to 2 months post intervention
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Participant satisfaction rating
timeFrame: At 10 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Buffalo
country: United States
facility: Roswell Park Cancer Institute
state: New York
Study officials:
affiliation: Roswell Park Cancer Institute
name: Megan Pailler
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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