A Digital Art Activity to Enhance Self-Disclosure and the Detection of Psycho-social Distress in Adult Cancer Patients
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Overseen ByCarlos Roldan, MD
Age: 18+
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)
Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?
To look at how a digital art activity may help cancer patients improve their ability to express their distress, symptoms, and lived experience.
Research Team
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Carlos Roldan, MD
Principal Investigator
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
You have been diagnosed with cancer in the last six months to one year and are currently in the hospital.
You are currently getting treatment for colorectal cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, or lung cancer.
You have agreed to participate by signing a paper that says you want to join the study.
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Timeline
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
2-4 weeks
Digital Art Activity
Participants engage in a digital art activity to assess changes in symptom reporting and distress disclosure
3 visits over 3 weeks
3 visits (in-person)
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment
4 weeks
Treatment Details
Participant Groups
1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Digital Art ActivityExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Visit 1, Participants will be asked to complete a symptom questionnaire and then you will interact with the digital art tool. Participants will first complete a short breathing exercise, and then Participants will interact with the digital art tool. The digital tool combines a digital canvas with a collage activity. Participants will be asked to choose a background and then answer questions about your general well-being and your physical and emotional symptoms as they relate to cancer and cancer treatment.
Visit 2, Participants will be asked to fill out the symptom questionnaire, complete another activity such as listening to meditative music for 10 minutes, and then fill out the symptom questionnaire again.
Visit 3, Participants will fill out the symptom questionnaire and engage in the digital art activity again. Participants will then be asked to fill out 3 other questionnaires about your feelings of distress.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Lead Sponsor
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