Clinical trial · Observational
Effect of the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis on the Mental Health and Physical Well-Being of Cancer Patients, the Coping With COVID Study
Coping With COVID: The Effect of the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis on Mental Well-Being in Cancer Patients Seen at the Psychiatric Oncology Clinic
- 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 study determines how the threat of the coronavirus has affected the mental health and physical well-being of cancer patients seen at the psychiatric oncology clinic, and how they have coped with any related stress. Questionnaires that assess coping strategies and behaviors for decreasing disease transmission may help researchers create recommendations for future public health crises and pandemics.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 Infection | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm | Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Malignant Solid Neoplasm | Malignant Solid Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Observational (questionnaires)
- description
- Patients complete 3 questionnaires online over 15 minutes regarding coping strategies that may have been used, mental health and physical well-being in the past month, and if they have been following certain behaviors which the WHO has recommended during the coronavirus pandemic, such as regular hand washing and social distancing.
- interventionNames
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Patient-reported severity of depression
- timeFrame
- Baseline
- description
- sum score on the Patient Health Questionnaire, a 9-item scale with a sumscore ranging between 0 and 27, with a higher score indicating more-severe depression.
- measure
- Patient-reported severity of anxiety
- timeFrame
- Baseline
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Outpatients seen by providers of the psychiatric oncology clinic at least once between November 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020 and at least once between April 10, 2020 and June 10, 2020 * Speaking English as indicated in their medical chart Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are pregnant as recorded in their medical chart * Incarcerated * With a recorded diagnosis of a formal thought disorder * Unable to consent
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