A Randomized Controlled Trial of eSCCIP: An eHealth Psychosocial Intervention for English and Spanish Speaking Parents of Children With Cancer
Nemours Children's Clinic
Summary
It is critical to provide accessible evidence-based psychosocial support to parents and caregivers of children with cancer (PCCC) in order to mitigate individual and family-level psychosocial risks. This effectiveness trial evaluates an eHealth intervention for English- and Spanish-speaking (PCCC) with study endpoints focused on decreasing negative psychosocial sequelae (acute distress, posttraumatic stress, and anxiety) and improving coping abilities (coping self-efficacy, cognitive coping strategies). The long-term goal of this research program is to sustain and disseminate an effective, scalable, high-reach, and cost-effective intervention to provide crucial support to PCCC across the pediatric cancer trajectory.
Description
The psychosocial needs and risks of children with cancer and their families are well-documented in the literature, including the increased risk of parental distress, posttraumatic stress, and anxiety. There is a critical need to provide evidence-based psychosocial care to parents and caregivers of children with cancer (PCCC), although many challenges exist regarding in-person intervention delivery. eHealth interventions represent an exciting potential opportunity to address many of the barriers to in-person intervention delivery in this population, but are not yet widely utilized in pediatric…
Eligibility
- Age range
- Not specified
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must be the parent or primary caregiver of a child (ages 0 - 18 years old) diagnosed with cancer. * Participants must be able to speak and read English or Spanish. * Participants must have access to the internet through a computer or mobile device (e.g., smartphone, tablet). Exclusion Criteria: * PCCC are ineligible to participate if their child is not expected to live longer than six months from the time of potential recruitment
Interventions
- BehavioraleSCCIP/eSCCIP-SP
eSCCIP/eSCCIP-SP is a psychosocial eHealth intervention for PCCC. It consists of four self-guided, web-based modules (including an introductory module) and three telehealth sessions with a study interventionist.
- BehavioralCoping Space
Coping Space is a psychosocial informational website for PCCC.
Locations (3)
- Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
- Nemours Children's Health, DelawareWilmington, Delaware
- MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas