Clinical trial · Interventional
E-intervention on Subclinical Fear of Cancer Recurrence
Conquering Fear Online: a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial Assessing the Efficacy and Feasibility of an Internet-based Self-management Intervention on Subclinical Fear of Cancer Recurrence
- 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 present study aims to adapt a metacognition-based ConquerFear-HK to an internet-based self-management intervention, namely eConquerFear-HK and evaluate in a randomised controlled trial, its feasibility, utility, and potential effectiveness on fear of cancer recurrence reduction among local Chinese cancer survivors with subclinical fear of cancer recurrence.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Fear of Cancer Recurrence | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Psychooncology | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Cancer Care | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| eConquerFear-HK | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- eConquerFear-HK
- description
- Participants in the eConquerFear-HK intervention group will receive six online modules with each containing educational text, illustrative graphics, interactive exercises, and brief videos. Every module will teach a specific topic, such as self-examination and medical surveillance, values-based goal setting, attention training, detached mindfulness, worry management and treatment summary and relapse prevention.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: eConquerFear-HK
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Basic Cancer Care
- description
- Participants in the control group will receive six videos, which were designed to provide comprehensive lifestyle guidance (e.g., relaxation techniques, diet and physical activity advices) to help with survivors' maintenance of health in long-term.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Basic Cancer Care
Primary outcomes (6)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Cantonese- or Mandarin-speaking Chinese cancer survivors * recently diagnosed with potentially curable (stage 0 to III) colorectal or breast cancer * had recently completed surgery as primary treatment * have completed hospital-based adjuvant treatments (including radiotherapy and chemotherapy) within the past six months * scored 13 to 21 on the fear of cancer recurrence-short form will be recruited. Exclusion Criteria: * non-Chinese ethnicity * metastatic cancer * with current diagnosis of depression or psychosis or are currently receiving psychological treatments * language or intellectual difficulties that prevent them from understanding the intervention content * having limited or no Internet access.
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