Clinical trial · Interventional
Talking Pictures Social Media Intervention in Reducing Depressive Symptoms and Improving Spiritual Well-Being and Quality of Life in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients
Talking Pictures: An Exploratory Study of a Meaning-Based Social Media Intervention for AYA Cancer Patients
NCT03679585CI-TRIAL-00059848completedN/AClinicalTrials.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)
This clinical trial studies how well Talking Pictures social media intervention works in reducing depressive symptoms and improving spiritual well-being and quality of life in adolescent and young adult cancer patients. Talking Pictures social media intervention may help doctors better learn how to most effectively provide psychosocial support to adolescent and young adult cancer patients.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet-Based Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Quality-of-Life Assessment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Supportive Care (social media intervention)
- description
- Participants undergo Talking Pictures social media intervention for 10 weeks, receiving weekly assignments via email with requirements to use the Pixstori app to take and upload photographs with verbal narratives attached to a website. Participants can then share their pixstories to a group page and view and respond to others' pixstories.
- interventionNames
- Other: Internet-Based Intervention
- Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Weekly photo task completion rate
- timeFrame
- At 10 weeks
- description
- The observed completion rate will be described using the binomial completion proportion and its 2-sided 95% Jeffries confidence interval.
- measure
- Project participation rates
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 15 Years
- Maximum age
- 34 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescent and young adult cancer patients who were diagnosed within three years * English comprehension in written and oral format * Current possession of a smartphone, tablet, or computer with camera and wifi capacity or data plan * Valid email address * Pregnant women will be included if they meet eligibility requirements Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of mental retardation, severe or untreated psychopathology (e.g. schizophrenia), or dementia * Adults unable to consent: Will not include * Prisoners will not be included given lack of access to smartphone
References
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