NCT05200572

Study of a Behavioral Intervention for Older Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers

Feasibility of a Dyadic Life Review Intervention for Older Patients With Advanced Cancer and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Their Caregivers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Rochester · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of a telehealth Dyadic Life Review (DLR), adapted from individual Life Review Therapy, with patients and caregivers of older adults with advanced cancer, including those with also Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The study will enroll aim to enroll 20 dyads (pairs) of patients and caregivers (40 total subjects).

Conditions

• Cancer, Advanced
• Cognitive Impairment, Mild

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Dyadic Life Review (DLR)	DLR will consist of 8 sessions delivered by a trained licensed clinician (i.e, the PI or other trained clinician) via video-conferencing in weekly sessions of 60 minutes. Each session will facilitate a recall of each phase of life: childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, mid-life, earlier later life, and later life. While together, the patient and caregiver will each be asked structured questions to prompt reminiscence of memories from that phase of life.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-28
• Primary completion: 2024-05-24
• Completion: 2024-05-24
• First posted: 2022-01-20
• Last updated: 2025-11-25
• Results posted: 2025-11-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States