Support for Cancer Patients Awaiting News (SCAN Study): Pilot Testing a Stress Management Program
This is a behavioral trial study to pilot test a stress management intervention for people with cancer who are undergoing routine cancer scans. The study will involve two pilot testing phases. Initial feasibility will be determined in an Open Trial phase, to inform any needed revisions to the intervention and/or protocol prior to a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial phase. The Open Trial phase is an unblinded, single-site, single-arm open trial (n=10). The Pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT) phase is an unblinded, single-site, feasibility pilot randomized controlled trial (n=50).
• Adult (ages 18 and older)
• Comfortable speaking, reading, and writing English without an interpreter
• Established diagnosis of Stage III-IV lung cancer (or extensive stage small cell lung cancer)
• ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status of 0 to 2
• Receiving ongoing care from collaborating clinics with regular scans
• Receiving systemic treatment for lung cancer
• Endorse appointment- or scan-related stress on 4-item screen (using a modified Distress Thermometer item, a Fear of Progression scale item, an Impact of Events scale item, and an item from our prior study)
• Willingness to use the study website