CARE Study: Cancer, Asian Americans, and Relationship Enrichment

Part of paid clinical trials in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sponsor
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Study ID
NCT06782581
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Neoplasm

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
21 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Contribution to Caregivers Well-Being — BEHAVIORAL
    Contribute to caregiver's well-being via household tasks.
  • Control — BEHAVIORAL
    factually describe either (1) immediate environment, (2) the weather, or (3) organization of closet

Study Details

The overarching goal of the current study is to reduce the burden Asian American patients may feel are on their caregivers by designing and testing the feasibility and efficacy of a positive activity intervention designed to increase a sense of autonomy, competence, and connectedness, each of which have been shown to be associated with psychological benefits according to self-determination theory.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 6, 2024
Status verified
Dec 2025
Primary completion
Jan 15, 2027
Completion
Feb 15, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
186 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Contribution
    Contribution to caregiver wellbeing via household tasks. If the household contribution condition is chosen, participants will be given instructions and examples/list of things they could do to contribute to the well-being of their caregiver (e.g., cook a meal, take pet for a walk, water the plants). If the outside contribution condition is chosen, participants will be given instructions and examples/list of things they could do to contribute to the world outside of their own home (e.g., pick up litter in neighborhood, buy coffee for stranger, donate food/clothing to homeless)
  • Placebo Comparator: Control Group
    Participants in the control group will be asked to factually describe either (1) immediate environment, (2) the weather, or (3) organization of closet

Primary Outcome Measure

Affect-Adjective Scale (modified) (AAS) [ Time Frame: Baseline/pre-intervention, midpoint/during the intervention (2 weeks), immediately after the intervention (4 weeks), and follow-up 4 weeks after the intervention (8 weeks) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Fox Chase Cancer Center - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaPennsylvania19111
Lilian Shin-Cho, PhD
[email protected]
2678892209

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