Pathways, a Hope-Based Intervention to Support Personal Goal Pursuit, Mental Health, and Quality of Life During Treatment for Advanced Lung Cancer
Laurie McLouth
Summary
This study will compare the effects of a brief supportive intervention, called Pathways, against enhanced usual care on the mental health and quality of life of people undergoing treatment for advanced lung cancer. Patients will complete baseline survey measures and be randomized to intervention. Survey measures will be collected again mid-intervention, post-intervention and at 6- and 12-week follow-up, with analyses focused on changes pre- to post-intervention.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * New or recurrent AJCC 8th edition stage 3b, 3c, or IV non-small cell lung cancer, extensive stage small cell lung cancer * 18 years of age or older * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2/Karnofsky 60-100 * 3-12 weeks into systemic, infusion-based treatment (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, chemo-immunotherapy) * Past month distress score (per electronic health record) of 3/10 or higher OR a Rotterdam Symptom item score of 2 or higher for psychological distress items. Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable brain metastases (i.e., progressive neurological…
Interventions
- BehavioralPathways
Delivered by a nurse or other healthcare provider, includes 2 in-person sessions, and phone check-ins, and occurs primarily during infusion visits. Includes a Pathways Toolkit with handouts on values and goal setting, as well as resources on symptom management, lung cancer stigma, communication strategies, and other cancer center resources.
- BehavioralEnhanced Usual Care
Pathways Toolkit handouts on symptom management, lung cancer stigma, communication strategies, and other cancer center resources provided to participants. The Toolkit will be reviewed with patients in person to orient them to its purpose and contents.
Location
- University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky