Clinical trial · Interventional
Development and Pilot Trial of Focused ACT (FACT) for Patients With Advanced Cancer
NCT07105033CI-TRIAL-00104333recruitingN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 26, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260926-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
To learn about the effects of an intervention program called Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) on the level of anxiety patients diagnosed with cancer feel about death. To learn if an intervention program called Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT), designed to help reduce death-related anxiety, is effective and acceptable to patients diagnosed with advanced cancer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Usual Care and Assessments | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| FACT Session | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Examine Initial Acceptability and Efficacy Signal of FACT
- description
- Potential participants will be identified weekly via MDACC's computerized appointment system for the Supportive Care Outpatient Clinic.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: FACT Session
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Controlled Trial (RCT) to Examine Feasibility, Acceptability and Initially Efficacy of FACT
- description
- Potential participants will be identified weekly via MDACC's computerized appointment system for the Supportive Care Outpatient Clinic.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Enhanced Usual Care and Assessments
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- 1. Safety and Adverse Events (AEs)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult cancer patients diagnosed with advanced cancer (solid tumor and hematologic) * Progressed past at least one line of palliative systemic cancer therapy * Patient followed by Supportive Care Outpatient Service * English speaking * Able to provide written informed consent * Willing to participate in a stress and coping program * Willing to identify 1-2 important areas of life they might like to discuss with a counselor * Moderate levels of death anxiety on DADDS (\>=25, on 0-75 scale) * Access to technology to support institutionally approved video-conferencing platform of Zoom Exclusion Criteria: * ECOG performance status \>=3 "capable of only limited selfcare; confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours" * Currently participating in regular psychotherapy (patient defined) * Documented out of hospital DNR (do not resuscitate) orders * Presence of active suicidal ideation or need for a higher level of care (as determined by Supportive Care physician or licensed mental health clinician).
References
Publications (0)
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