"Live Fully With Cancer": Assessing the Impact of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion-Based Virtual Group Intervention for Diverse Cancer Patients
Mayo Clinic
Summary
This clinical trial tests how well acceptance and commitment therapy and compassion based virtual group therapy works to improve psychological wellbeing, such as compassion, understanding, and flexibility, in patients with cancer. Receiving a cancer diagnosis, undergoing cancer treatment, and living with cancer- or treatment-related symptoms have often been found to be associated with elevated distress and decreased quality of life for individuals, even when the disease is stable or in remission. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has demonstrated considerable benefits on individuals' quality of life, psychological flexibility, and amelioration of psychological distress following a cancer diagnosis and in the face of uncertainty, loss, and challenges associated with cancer.
Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess if participants perceive compassion and understanding by the provider who facilitates the virtual group intervention. II. To assess if participation in the ACT-based group intervention is associated with increases in patients' self-reported psychological flexibility as well as amelioration in psychological and physical distress. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. To assess if participation in the ACT-based group intervention is associated with increases in patients' self-reported mindfulness, self-compassion, meaning and purpose, and posttraumatic growth. OUTLINE: P…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Being an adult (18 years or older) * Being a patient of Mayo Clinic Arizona * Having a cancer diagnosis, having treatment planning in progress, undergoing cancer-related treatment, or having completed cancer within the past 2 years (in recent survivorship * Experiencing stress or challenges related to cancer and having treatment goals that align with the purpose of the group * Having self reported proficiency to read/write/speak English * Expressing interest and commitment to attend all six virtual group sessions Exclusion Criteria: * Patients' inability to take part i…
Interventions
- BehavioralBehavioral Intervention: Group Therapy Session
Attend virtual group therapy sessions
- OtherSurvey Administration
Ancillary study
Location
- Mayo Clinic in ArizonaScottsdale, Arizona