Clinical trial · Observational
Emotional Support Messages Following a Cancer Diagnosis
- 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)
Cancer patients will be randomly shown one of 18 emotional support messages created by the research team that differ based on how much of the message consists of positive statements and how much consists of negative statements. The messages with negative statements also differ based on whether the negative statements occur at the start or end of the message. After viewing the message, participants have the opportunity to rate the effectiveness of the message, to what extent the message made them feel better, and to what extent the message affects how they view the message provider as a useful source of emotional support.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Psychological Stress | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (8)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire 1a | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire 1b | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire 2a | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire 2b | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire 3a | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire 3b | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire 4a | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire 4b | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- All Participants
- description
- All participants will take an online questionnaire which includes their evaluation of one of 18 different emotional support messages randomly assigned through the Qualtrics survey system. The participants answer a series of closed ended scales regarding quality of the support message, supporter's competence, amount of emotional improvement they experienced after reading the message, and likelihood to seek support from the person writing the message.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Questionnaire 1a
- Behavioral: Questionnaire 1b
- Behavioral: Questionnaire 2a
- Behavioral: Questionnaire 2b
- Behavioral: Questionnaire 3a
- Behavioral: Questionnaire 3b
- Behavioral: Questionnaire 4a
- Behavioral: Questionnaire 4b
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Message Effectiveness Scale
- timeFrame
- Through study completion, up to 1 year
- description
- Perceptions of message effectiveness will be tested through 4 ANOVA models that will test for differences between participants who received different messages in terms of perceived message effectiveness.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must be 18 years of age or older * Participants with a diagnosis of breast, prostate, thoracic or digestive cancer in the past 3 years * Participants consented to Moffitt's Total Cancer Care (TCC) protocol and indicating a willingness to be contacted for future research by including an email contact. * Ability to read and write fluently in English
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