NCT05590273

Forgotten Voices: Addressing Unmet Needs in Brain Tumor Caregivers

Forgotten Voices: Addressing Unmet Needs in Brain Tumor Caregivers (AIM 2)

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1 (actual)
• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To conduct a mixed-method Phase Ia Define Trial of caregivers' participation in CALM therapy with post-session surveys and individual exit interviews in order to evaluate suitability and adapt the CALM intervention to the needs of caregivers in neuro-oncology.

Detailed description

Exploring caregivers' experiences of CALM intervention will inform more effective, targeted, supportive care for this traditionally underserved group in need of emotional support. We will use the data from this study to adapt the CALM intervention to the specific needs of caregivers in neuro-oncology

Conditions

• Caregivers
• Neuro-Oncology
• Brain Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	CALM Therapy	The CALM intervention includes 3 to 6 individual therapy Zoom teletherapy sessions, each approximately 50-60 minutes in length biweekly, delivered over 3 months. Participants (caregivers) will be asked to complete self-report surveys of behavioral and psychological variables surveys at the following timepoints: Within one week before initiating the CALM intervention therapy (baseline) and immediately after the program (post-intervention) In addition, after each intervention session, participants will complete a brief post-session survey to assess acceptability of CALM session components. Lastly, participants will complete an exit interview immediately following the end of the intervention.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-03
• Primary completion: 2023-03-28
• Completion: 2023-03-28
• First posted: 2022-10-21
• Last updated: 2023-05-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States