Clinical trial · Observational
Psychosocial Adjustment After Radiation Therapy in Patients With Cancer
Psychosocial Adjustment During the Post-Radiation Treatment Transition
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Gathering information about psychological and social adjustment after radiation therapy in patients with cancer may help doctors plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying psychosocial adjustment after radiation therapy in patients with breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, or prostate cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Cognitive/Functional Effects | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognitive assessment | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| psychosocial assessment and care | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| quality-of-life assessment | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| questionnaire administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Relationship between stress appraisal (as assessed by CAHS at baseline) and psychosocial adjustment (as assessed by PAIS-SR at 1 month after radiotherapy)
- timeFrame
- one month after radiotherapy
- measure
- Relationship between stress appraisal and uncertainty, symptom distress, cancer stage, comorbidities, age, gender, race/ethnicity, and education at 2 weeks prior to completing radiotherapy
- timeFrame
- 2 weeks prior to radiotherapy
- measure
- Social support (as assessed by MOS-SSS) and self-efficacy (as assessed by CBI-L v2.0) as moderators of the relationship between cognitive appraisal and adjustment
- timeFrame
- At 1 month after completion of radiotherapy
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer * Stage I, II, or III disease * Nonmetastatic disease * Undergoing first course of curative radiotherapy, as indicated in the medical record * Receiving treatment as an outpatient * Hormone receptor status not specified PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Menopausal status not specified * Able to receive treatment as an outpatient * Lives in northeastern Ohio * Cognitively intact, as evidenced by orientation to person, place, and time * Has a telephone * No hearing impairment (must be able to hear instructions) * No malignancy expected to require surgery or chemotherapy ≤ 2 months after treatment PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics * No prior radiotherapy for another type of cancer * No concurrent or planned chemotherapy or surgery for at least 2 months after radiotherapy * No concurrent treatment for recurrent cancer
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