Emotional Support Messages Following a Cancer Diagnosis

Completed

Conditions studied: Psychological Stress, Anxiety

In brief

Cancer patients will be randomly shown one of 18 emotional support messages created by the research team that differ based on how much of the message consists of positive statements and how much consists of negative statements. The messages with negative statements also differ based on whether the negative statements occur at the start or end of the message. After viewing the message, participants have the opportunity to rate the effectiveness of the message, to what extent the message made them feel better, and to what extent the message affects how they view the message provider as a useful source of emotional support.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03840109

Run by

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

People needed

417

Starts

2019-01-30

Expected to finish

2020-11-24

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants must be 18 years of age or older
• Participants with a diagnosis of breast, prostate, thoracic or digestive cancer in the past 3 years
• Participants consented to Moffitt's Total Cancer Care (TCC) protocol and indicating a willingness to be contacted for future research by including an email contact.
• Ability to read and write fluently in English

Where it is running

• H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute — Tampa, Florida, United States

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