NCT03272880

Utilizing the Arts to Improve Health, Resilience, and Well-Being Among Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers

Utilizing the Arts to Improve Health, Resilience, and Well-Being in Individuals With Cancer and Their Caregivers: A Feasibility Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 6 (actual)
• Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of arts-based programming on health, well-being, and resilience. Patients who have cancer or are the caregivers of someone with cancer are being asked to take part in this study.

Detailed description

Objective: Primary: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of arts-based programming for community-dwelling cancer survivors and caregivers. Feasibility and acceptability will be assessed based on: 1. Recruitment 2. Participation 3. Retention (drop-outs) 4. Satisfaction Secondary: To assess the participants' ability to: 1. Define goals and strategies using the contents of the program. 2. Implement the strategies in their daily activities in the short-term. 3. Continue to use these strategies after the program ends. Exploratory: To perform exploratory analyses on the impact of arts-based programming on health, resilience, and well-being.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Arts-Based Programming	This feasibility study includes educational components and an experiential components which are assessed with pre- and post-tests. The topics of these components include: Introduction to the Arts and Health; Music, Well-Being, and Resilience; Movement and Physical Activity; Art and Well-Being; Theater and Socialization; Art Appreciation and a Healthy Brain; and Summary/Integration of the Arts into Daily Lives. The impact of this program will be assessed with qualitative follow-up interviews.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-09-25
• Primary completion: 2018-04-13
• Completion: 2018-04-13
• First posted: 2017-09-06
• Last updated: 2018-04-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States