Clinical trial · Interventional
Young Adult Latino Testicular Cancer Survivors: a Pilot Study of Goal-Focused Emotion Regulation Therapy (GET)
NCT07615998CI-TRIAL-00112891completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
Testicular cancer diagnosis and treatment, especially given its threat to sexuality and reproductive health, can be distressing in the formative period of young adulthood. Responsive to the need for feasible, effective, and scalable interventions that meet the needs of ethnic minority men, 35 Hispanic/Latino young adults (ages 18-39) with testicular cancer will receive 6 sessions of GET. We will evaluate primary and secondary outcomes at baseline, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up. In addition, identified biomarkers will be assessed at baseline and post-intervention.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Testicular Cancer | Malignant Testicular Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goal-focused Emotion-regulation Therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Goal-focused Emotion-regulation Therapy (GET)
- description
- GET is a 6-session intervention delivered over 8 weeks to enhance self-regulation through improved goal navigation skills, improved sense of meaning and purpose, and better ability to regulate specific emotional responses. Session topics include a review of cancer-related experiences and influences on goal pursuits, psychoeducation regarding emotions, skills, and values (Session 1), values clarifications and emotional awareness (Session 2), achievability of goals, cognitive skills training (Sessions 3), goal pathway mapping, navigating blocked goals and re-directing energy (Sessions 4), goal motivation and agentic actions, self-care behavior (Session 5), and goal pursuits moving forward (session 6). The first session is 90 minutes and each subsequent session is 60 minutes. Participants are given structured at home exercises via an interactive digital workbook designed to facilitate skill acquisition.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Goal-focused Emotion-regulation Therapy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
- timeFrame
- Baseline (T0), Within 2 weeks of completing last intervention session (T1), Within 2 weeks of 3-months of completing last intervention session (T2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 39 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 to 39 years at time of consent * A confirmed diagnosis of testis cancer * Completion of primary medical treatment for testicular cancer within 4 years at time of consent * Hispanic/Latino identification (self or cancer registry confirmed) * A score of \< 1.8 on the goal navigation scale or \< 0.6 on the goal facility scale of the CAYA or \>4 on the Distress Thermometer * English or Spanish fluency, as per medical record documenting preferred language or in the judgment of the investigator * Able to perform informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Lifetime history of psychiatric of cognitive disturbance as per self-report or medical record * In the judgment of the consenting professional, is unable to provide informed consent and complete study sessions and assessment * As per self-report, has medical conditions that affect the immune system and would confound immune evaluation (e.g., autoimmune disorder, inflammatory disease; uncontrolled thyroid disease; active infection; myocardial infarction or stroke in the last 6 months; Type I diabetes; acute hepatitis; recent vaccination for viral disease) * Regular smoker (daily use)
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTHoyt MA, Campos B, Lechuga JG, Fortier MA, Llave K, Haydon M, Daneshvar M, Nelson CJ, Wu B. Young adult Latino testicular cancer survivors: a pilot study of Goal-focused Emotion regulation Therapy (GET). Support Care Cancer. 2024 Oct 30;32(11):758. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08960-y. PMID 39477849