Thriving Beyond Treatment: A Resilience-Based Approach to Improve Long-term Quality of Life in Post-treatment Lymphoma Survivorship.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Summary
The goal of this trial is to learn if a resilience intervention can lead to improvements in lymphoma survivors' quality of life.
Description
The Stress Management and Relaxation Response Resiliency Program for lymphoma survivors (SMART3RP-Lymphoma) was adapted by researchers at the MGH. This group program seeks to buffer stress and promote psychological resiliency and physical well-being through a variety of mind-body approaches, such as imagery, relaxation, and yoga, cognitive behavioral strategies, and positive psychology tools. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will survivors randomized to SMART3RP-Lymphoma demonstrate greater improvements in quality of life when compared to survivors randomized to a Health Education…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * English or Spanish speaking adults (18+ at time of enrollment) * Within 2 years of completing active, curative treatment for lymphoma (includes surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, or other) Exclusion Criteria: * Active psychiatric or cognitive comorbidity as determined by the site PI or treating clinician
Interventions
- OtherHealth Education Program
8 weekly sessions that include education on the co-occurrence of mental and physical problems, goal setting for health behavior change, and self-monitoring. Each session includes basic didactic information, interactive application of the information, and open discussion of didactic material.
- OtherSMART3RP-Lymphoma
The SMART3RP-lymphoma is a group program that, through a variety of mind-body approaches, such as imagery, relaxation, and yoga, seeks to buffer stress and promote psychological resiliency and physical well-being.
Location
- Mass General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts