NCT05221970

Effectiveness and Suitability of the Online Mobile Application for the Mental and Physical Health of Cancer Patients

Effectiveness and Suitability of the Online Mobile Application MOÚ MindCare for the Mental and Physical Health of Cancer Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 600 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Masaryk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this study, the researchers will examine the effects of a mental health supportive online mobile application called MOÚ MindCare to self-reported values of stress, anxiety, depression, emotion regulation, personality traits, rumination and reflection, sleep disturbance, fatigue, and severity of somatic symptoms in a sample of patients with cancer.

Detailed description

Background: Promoting the mental health of cancer patients is one of the main pillars of comprehensive oncological care. Due to the insufficient capacity of psychotherapists and the mental and physical problems of cancer patients associated with treatment, classical face-to-face mental health support is not always available. Objectives: 1. To evaluate the impact of online psychological interventions on selected parameters of mental and physical health in cancer patients. 2. To compare which type of psychological intervention is most suitable for which type of oncology patients. 3. To evaluate the moderating roles of intervention adherence and perceived acceptability in the effectiveness of the intervention programs. Methods: The study design is RCT that includes 4 arms : 1. MBCT (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy) 2. Positive Psychology 3. Autogenic Training 4. Waiting list. Participants will take the 8 week online program via mobile application. Outcomes will be assessed online at, 1) Baseline, 2) Post-intervention (PI), 3) 3 months post PI and 4) 9 months post PI. Anticipated Findings: Completion of the 8-week online program will lead to the improvement of selected variables of psychological and physical health in oncology patients in comparison with the passive control group. It is expected that programs involving a cognitive component (MBCT-Ca and PP) will be more effective than AT. The investigators expect higher adherence and acceptability to be associated with greater improvement in the outcome variables.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT-Ca) - online	This intervention can be adapted into low-intensity structured program, suitable for eHealth mental health support applications for individual use without the need of direct involvement of a trained mental health professional.
BEHAVIORAL	Positive Psychology - online	This intervention can be adapted into low-intensity structured program, suitable for eHealth mental health support applications for individual use without the need of direct involvement of a trained mental health professional.
BEHAVIORAL	Autogenic Training - online	This intervention can be adapted into low-intensity structured program, suitable for eHealth mental health support applications for individual use without the need of direct involvement of a trained mental health professional.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-06
• Primary completion: 2023-10-01
• Completion: 2023-10-01
• First posted: 2022-02-03
• Last updated: 2023-10-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Czechia