Clinical trial · Interventional
Online Intervention for Cancer Patients
Effectiveness of Internet-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Cancer Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Using Mixed Methods
- 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 will focus on supporting cancer patients who often experience emotional challenges like anxiety and depression. It will test a two-week online program called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), designed to help people manage difficult emotions and focus on what matters most in their lives. The program will include short, easy-to-follow sessions covering helpful strategies like accepting distress and staying present in the moment. Participants will be randomly assigned to either join the ACT program or wait for the program while continuing their usual care. The study aims to determine whether the ACT program can reduce psychological distress, anxiety, and depression in cancer patients. The study will use a mixed-methods approach, combining both quantitative data (such as changes in distress, anxiety, and depression) and qualitative insights from participant interviews. This will help us gain a deeper understanding of how the ACT program may support the psychological distress of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| a mobile app-delivered Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Waitlist control group
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- ACT group
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: a mobile app-delivered Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Feasibility outcomes
- timeFrame
- Post-intervention (immediately after the 2-week intervention)
- description
- Feasibility is evaluated using retention rate and intervention completion rate. Retention rate reflects the percentage of participants who successfully completed all study-related measurements throughout the trial.
- measure
- Psychological Distress
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * age 18 and above; * diagnosed cancer with a clear disease course * fluent in Chinese with the ability to read and understand questionnaires independently; * ability to operate a smartphone independently; * not participating in or intervening in other clinical studies. Exclusion Criteria: * younger than 18 years of age * unable to use a smartphone * have significant cognitive impairment or a serious systemic disease or psychiatric disorder * concurrently participating in other clinical studies or undergoing other psychotherapy
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available