NCT05574127

A Study of Brief Behavioral Activation for the Treatment of Depression in Older Adult Cancer Survivors

Brief Behavioral Activation for the Treatment of Depression in Older Adult Cancer Survivors

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 86 (actual)
• Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if a psychotherapy method called behavioral activation (BA) can be successfully delivered by telephone or videoconference (remotely) and can effectively treat depression in Older Adult Cancer Survivors (OACS)

Conditions

• Survivorship

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Behavioral Activation	Sessions for both arms (BP \& SP) will be administered remotely via video-conference and/or telephone (per patient preference) at the following timeline: * Full participants (not training cases): Ten sessions (30-50 minutes each) will be delivered approximately weekly over a 10-week period (+10 weeks). * Training case participants: Ten sessions (30-50 minutes each) will be delivered over an approximately 5-week period (+10 weeks).
BEHAVIORAL	Supportive Psychotherapy	Sessions for both arms (BP \& SP) will be administered remotely via video-conference and/or telephone (per patient preference) at the following timeline: * Full participants (not training cases): Ten sessions (30-50 minutes each) will be delivered approximately weekly over a 10-week period (+10 weeks). * Training case participants: Ten sessions (30-50 minutes each) will be delivered over an approximately 5-week period (+10 weeks).

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-06
• Primary completion: 2026-06-01
• Completion: 2026-06-01
• First posted: 2022-10-10
• Last updated: 2025-10-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States