Clinical trial · Interventional
Problem Solving Skills Training in Adult Cancer Survivors: Bright IDEAS-AC
NCT03567850CI-TRIAL-00061096completedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
The aim of this 2-year study will assess the acceptability and feasibility of offering Problem Solving Skills Therapy (PSST) to cancer survivors and their caregivers focusing on the highest risk patients with distress.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colo-rectal Cancer | Colon Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Problem solving Skills Training | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention
- description
- Participants assigned to the intervention arm will receive Problem Solving Skills Training (PSST) consisting of eight one-hour individual weekly sessions.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Problem solving Skills Training
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control Arm
- description
- Care As Usual Group (CAU): Participants randomized to the CAU group will be observed under naturalistic conditions. Both PSST and CAU participants and their clinicians (PCP and oncology providers) will be allowed to use any clinically appropriate medical and behavioral care without restriction (e.g., care management, rehabilitation, behavioral therapy, palliative care) or refer patients to social and community services (e.g., peer support, county cancer services program or aging services). The CAU participants will undergo the same evaluation protocol as the PSST group
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Problem solving Skills Training
Primary outcomes (7)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * stage I-III Colorectal Cancer, Breast, Bladder or Prostate Cancer * meet the screening criteria for psychological distress (NCCN Distress \>2) * be able to speak English * have a 5-year survival rate of 50% or greater as deemed by their oncologist, surgeon,or other relevant attending physician (suggesting a reasonable rate of cure or prolonged medical survival with state-of-the-art medical care) * be willing to provide written informed consent to participate in the study which includes several clinical evaluations, provide access to medical records/PCP, and allow all interviews and PSST therapy sessions to be audiotaped. * Among patients treated in the urban centers, we will specifically target patients who live more than 40 miles away from the clinic as they are more likely to experience problems with access to care. * Age 21 or older Exclusion Criteria: * a diagnosis of mental retardation, * and/or acute suicidal behavior
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDNoyes K, Zapf AL, Depner RM, Flores T, Huston A, Rashid HH, McNeal D, Constine LS, Fleming FJ, Wilding GE, Sahler OJZ. Problem-solving skills training in adult cancer survivors: Bright IDEAS-AC pilot study. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2022;31:100552. doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2022.100552. Epub 2022 Mar 25. PMID 35358820