A Study of Mental Health Care in People With Cancer

Part of paid clinical trials in New York, New York.

Sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study ID
NCT06037954
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
65 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Questionnaires — OTHER
    Patient demographic characteristics, Clinical variables, Cornell Service Index-Short Form (CSI), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale-7 (GAD-7), Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8), Intention to Seek Help Scale, Health Beliefs about Mental Illness Instrument (HBMII) - Emotional/Nervous Severity Scale, Health Beliefs about Mental Illness Instrument (HBMII) - Emotional/Nervous Benefits Scale, Barriers to Mental Health Services Scale-Revised, Cues to action, Self-Efficacy to Seek Mental Health Care (SE-SMHC)
  • Interviews — OTHER
    Interviews will be conducted by the qualitative methods specialist and trained study staff and will last 30-45 minutes.
  • 30-minute telephone or videoconference sessions — OTHER
    Includes five components delivered in three 30-minute telephone or videoconference visits over six weeks and one booster telephone call. All sessions are audio-recorded. The five components are: 1. Provide education about depression and treatment options 2. Identify treatment preferences and a personal goal achievable with mental health care 3. Assess barriers to treatment initiation 4. Recommend a referral using standardized referral options 5. Address barriers to accessing care

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to look at mental health services for adults with depressed mood who were diagnosed with cancer at the age of 65 or older. This study will compare the usual approach for connecting older adults with depressed mood to mental health services with the Open Door for Cancer (OD-C) approach. We will find out if the OD-C approach is practical and useful for cancer patients who participate in the intervention and for providers who see or treat cancer patients.

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 7, 2023
Status verified
Jul 2025
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2026
Completion
Sep 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
130 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: Open Door for Cancer (OD-C)
    OD-C includes five components delivered in three 30-minute telephone or videoconference visits over six weeks and one booster telephone call. All sessions are audio-recorded.
  • Active Comparator: Usual Care
    Participants assigned to Usual Care (n=50) will receive standard care. MSK's current usual care for distress screening is that all patients are screened for distress when they initiate care at MSK. Additional distress screening is conducted based on the determination of the oncology team. In addition, patients are referred to social work, psychology, and/or psychiatry based on the judgment of the oncology team.

Primary Outcome Measure

Refusal rates [ Time Frame: 2 years ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNew York10065
Kelly McDonnell, PhD
646-888-0026
Christian Nelson, PhD
646-888-0030

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