Clinical trial · Interventional
Behavioral Activation-Led Activity Engagement for Cancer Empowerment
Technology-Supported Behavioral Activation to Optimize Day-to-Day Quality of Life With Advanced Cancer
- 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 goal of this study is to learn if behavioral activation can improve daily quality of life for patients with advanced cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can behavioral activation be adapted to help patients living with advanced cancer optimize their daily quality of life? * Can behavioral activation be delivered primarily via smartphone? Participants will: * Complete a demographic questionnaire at the beginning of the study and quality-of-life and activity questionnaires at the beginning, midpoint, and end of study. Complete nightly surveys about daily quality of life, mood, activities, and experiences. * Wear a Fitbit activity tracker for 8 weeks. * After the first four weeks, they will complete a session with a member of our team about their day-to-day activities, behaviors, and experiences. They will select at least 4 activities/behaviors to increase over the next portion of the study. * Incorporate personalized meaningful activities into daily life * At the end of approximately eight weeks, (four weeks after the session with a study team member), they will complete a semi-structured interview.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Activation | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Activity tracking via smartphone app
- description
- Participants will rate their day and indicate activities they did that day via the smartphone once each evening for the first four weeks. After four weeks, they will complete a mid-study data review session with a study team member about the activities, behaviors, and experiences they believe are most strongly related to their day-to-day quality of life. For the last 4 weeks of the study, they will select at least 4 behaviors or activities to increase. Participants will fill out morning surveys to plan an activity, receive daily reminders through the BALANCE app to support behavior change, and complete evening surveys to report daily quality of life and indicate completed activities.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Behavioral Activation
Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Acceptability
- timeFrame
- At end of intervention at approximately 8 weeks
- description
- Post-intervention semi-structured interviews will be conducted to gather participant feedback and assess acceptability of the program
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosed with Stage IV cancer and receiving ongoing treatment at a UPMC Hillman Cancer Center clinic * owns and uses a smartphone capable of running study applications Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to read, write, or communicate in English
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