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Behavioral Intervention

Mindful Self-Compassion for Lung Cancer (MSC-LC) for Lung Cancer

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Recruiting

Led By Timothy J Williamson, Ph.D., MPH

Research Sponsored by Loyola Marymount University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Is at least 18 years of age as per self report

Has a confirmed lung cancer diagnosis, as per self-report and confirmed by clinician judgment or medical record note

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up study entry, 5 weeks (mid-intervention), 10 weeks (post-intervention), 16 weeks (long-term follow-up)

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Study Summary

This trial is testing a mindfulness-based program called Mindful Self-Compassion for Lung Cancer (MSC-LC) in adults with lung cancer who experience stigma. The goal is to see if this

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults with lung cancer who feel stigmatized because of their diagnosis. Participants will be randomly assigned to either learn mindfulness and self-compassion skills in a virtual group setting over 10 weeks or placed on a waitlist while receiving standard mental health resources.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

Researchers are testing a new program called Mindful Self-Compassion for Lung Cancer (MSC-LC) against an enhanced standard of care. They want to see if MSC-LC can help reduce feelings of stigma and increase self-kindness among lung cancer patients.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves mindfulness and self-compassion exercises, it's not expected to have physical side effects. However, discussing sensitive topics like stigma may cause temporary emotional discomfort.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am 18 years old or older.

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I have been diagnosed with lung cancer, confirmed by my doctor.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ study entry, 5 weeks (mid-intervention), 10 weeks (post-intervention), 16 weeks (long-term follow-up)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~study entry, 5 weeks (mid-intervention), 10 weeks (post-intervention), 16 weeks (long-term follow-up)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and study entry, 5 weeks (mid-intervention), 10 weeks (post-intervention), 16 weeks (long-term follow-up) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Lung Cancer Stigma Inventory

Secondary outcome measures

Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spiritual Well-Being, meaning and peace subscales

Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7

Patient Health Questionnaire-8

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Other outcome measures

Number of intervention sessions that each consented participant attended

Treatment fidelity

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Mindful Self-Compassion for Lung Cancer (MSC-LC)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

Group-based psychosocial intervention adapted from Mindful Self-Compassion that focuses on the development of mindfulness and self-compassion skills to reduce lung cancer stigma.

Group II: Enhanced standard of care with waitlistActive Control1 Intervention

Control group that will receive a list of mental health resources and will complete questionnaire assessments during a parallel timeframe as participants in the intervention condition and be placed on a waiting list to receive the MSC-LC intervention after study completion.

0 / 2Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Loyola Marymount UniversityLead Sponsor

5 Previous Clinical Trials

6,005 Total Patients Enrolled

National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH

13,672 Previous Clinical Trials

40,926,381 Total Patients Enrolled

Timothy J Williamson, Ph.D., MPHPrincipal InvestigatorLoyola Marymount University

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is it possible for patients to enroll in this ongoing clinical trial?

"As per the information provided on clinicaltrials.gov, this specific clinical trial is not currently seeking participants. Although it was initially posted on January 8th, 2024 and has been recently updated as of December 20th, 2023. However, there are currently 1559 other trials actively accepting candidates for participation at this time."

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Is the trial inclusive of individuals who are 55 years or older?

"To participate in this research study, patients must be within the age range of 18 to 100. It is noteworthy that there are a total of 34 trials focusing on participants below the age of 18 and a substantial number of 1553 trials involving individuals over the age of 65."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Adapting and Testing a Novel Self-Compassion Intervention to Reduce Lung Cancer Stigma

Timothy Williamson 2024. "Adapting and Testing a Novel Self-Compassion Intervention to Reduce Lung Cancer Stigma". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06191939.