NCT05053230

A Study Evaluating the Integrative Medicine at Home (IM@HOME) Program in People With Cancer

Integrative Medicine for Patient-reported Outcomes, Values, and Experience (IMPROVE)

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 480 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The overarching long-term goal of the Integrative Medicine for Patient-reported Outcomes Values and Experience (IMPROVE) research program is to evaluate whether integrating a virtual mind-body programming, Integrative Medicine at Home (IM@Home), will improve patient perceived values, outcomes, and experiences as they undergo systemic cancer treatment such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted agents, cytoreductive surgery.

Conditions

• Head and Neck Cancer
• Head and Neck Tumor
• Thoracic Tumor
• Thoracic Cancer
• Gynecologic Cancer
• Gynecologic Tumor
• Melanoma
• Ovarian Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	IM@Home	Participants in the IM@Home group will receive a 12-week virtual, synchronous, mind-body and fitness program. The Classes will be conducted via Zoom video conferencing platform. Patients will choose from a variety of weekly classes, occurring one to four times per week. An Integrative Medicine Service (IMS) clinical therapist (e.g., licensed dance therapist, certified yoga instructor, nurse specialist/physical trainer) with specific expertise in the oncology setting will lead each session. Activities range from more movement-based (fitness, yoga, dance therapy, or tai chi) to meditative-based classes (meditation, guided meditation, or music therapy). All clinicians will provide an overview of the session, 25 to 40 minutes of content, and five minutes for feedback and discussion. Each class lasts 30 to 45 minutes with optional audio or video participant participation and group chat.
BEHAVIORAL	Enhanced usual care	Patients in the enhanced usual care will receive usual care. In addition, once enrolling into the trial, they will be given a handout to encourage them to visit the MSK's multimedia page on the Integrative Medicine website to access pre-recorded, on-demand meditation audio or video recordings for meditation, guided imagery, and relaxation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-20
• Primary completion: 2026-09-20
• Completion: 2026-09-20
• First posted: 2021-09-22
• Last updated: 2025-10-09

Locations

7 sites across 1 country: United States