Young Adult Latino Testicular Cancer Survivors: a Pilot Study of Goal-Focused Emotion Regulation Therapy (GET)

Part of paid clinical trials in Irvine, California.

Sponsor
University of California, Irvine
Study ID
NCT07615998
Status
Completed

Conditions

  • Testicular Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
MALE
Age
18 Years - 39 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Goal-focused Emotion-regulation Therapy — BEHAVIORAL
    GET is a 6-session intervention delivered over 8 weeks to enhance self-regulation through improved goal navigation skills, improved sense of meaning and purpose, and better ability to regulate specific emotional responses. Session topics include a review of cancer-related experiences and influences on goal pursuits, psychoeducation regarding emotions, skills, and values (Session 1), values clarifications and emotional awareness (Session 2), achievability of goals, cognitive skills training (Sessions 3), goal pathway mapping, navigating blocked goals and re-directing energy (Sessions 4), goal motivation and agentic actions, self-care behavior (Session 5), and goal pursuits moving forward (session 6). The first session is 90 minutes and each subsequent session is 60 minutes. Participants are given structured at home exercises via an interactive digital workbook designed to facilitate skill acquisition.

Study Details

Testicular cancer diagnosis and treatment, especially given its threat to sexuality and reproductive health, can be distressing in the formative period of young adulthood. Responsive to the need for feasible, effective, and scalable interventions that meet the needs of ethnic minority men, 35 Hispanic/Latino young adults (ages 18-39) with testicular cancer will receive 6 sessions of GET. We will evaluate primary and secondary outcomes at baseline, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up. In addition, identified biomarkers will be assessed at baseline and post-intervention.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 5, 2020
Status verified
Mar 2025
Primary completion
Apr 4, 2023
Completion
Aug 14, 2023

Study Design

Enrollment
35 participants (actual)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Goal-focused Emotion-regulation Therapy (GET)
    GET is a 6-session intervention delivered over 8 weeks to enhance self-regulation through improved goal navigation skills, improved sense of meaning and purpose, and better ability to regulate specific emotional responses. Session topics include a review of cancer-related experiences and influences on goal pursuits, psychoeducation regarding emotions, skills, and values (Session 1), values clarifications and emotional awareness (Session 2), achievability of goals, cognitive skills training (Sessions 3), goal pathway mapping, navigating blocked goals and re-directing energy (Sessions 4), goal motivation and agentic actions, self-care behavior (Session 5), and goal pursuits moving forward (session 6). The first session is 90 minutes and each subsequent session is 60 minutes. Participants are given structured at home exercises via an interactive digital workbook designed to facilitate skill acquisition.

Primary Outcome Measure

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [ Time Frame: Baseline (T0), Within 2 weeks of completing last intervention session (T1), Within 2 weeks of 3-months of completing last intervention session (T2) ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of California, IrvineIrvineCalifornia92697-

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