A Web-Based Dyadic Intervention to Manage Psychoneurological Symptoms for Patients With Colorectal Cancer and Their Caregivers
Emory University
Summary
This clinical trial studies how well a web-based dyadic intervention works to manage psychoneurological symptoms for patients with colorectal cancer and their caregivers. Patients with colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy experience severe and distressing psychoneurological symptoms that include fatigue, depression, sleep disturbance, pain, and cognitive dysfunction. When these co-occurring symptoms are undertreated, they negatively affect functional status, survival rates, and quality of life of patients as well as decrease health outcomes of their family caregiver. A critical need exists to develop an effective and novel intervention that focuses on patients with colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy and their caregivers. A web-based dyadic intervention holds great promise to reduce psychoneurological symptoms burden and improve quality of life for patients with colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy and advance intervention development and implementation in cancer supportive care and health equity.
Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To develop a web-based dyadic intervention for patients with colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy and their caregivers (CRCweb). Ia. Determine tailored contents by identifying needs and supports for a web-based dyadic intervention using interviews with patient-caregiver dyads (n=8); Ib. Develop a prototype of a web-based dyadic intervention program (CRCweb); Ic. Test the usability (e.g., design, navigation, structure, language) of CRCweb prototype using interviews with 4 dyads (in Aim Ia). II. Evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of CRCweb for patients with…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
INCLUSION CRITERIA Patients: * Age \>= 18 years * Diagnosed with colorectal cancer * Life expectancy \> 12 months * Receiving active chemotherapy * Self-reported at least two psychoneurological symptoms (based on the symptom measures' cutoff scores) * Identified primary caregiver (i.e., family members or significant others identified by the patients as their primary source of emotional and physical support) * Access to the Internet * Fluent in English Caregivers: * Age \>= 18 years * Primary caregiver * Access to the Internet * Fluent in English EXCLUSION CRITERIA Patients: • Karnofsky…
Interventions
- OtherInternet-Based Intervention
Attend CRCWeb intervention
- OtherInterview
Complete interview
- OtherSurvey Administration
Complete survey
- OtherElectronic Health Record Review
Medical records are reviewed
Location
- Emory University/Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, Georgia