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

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Conditions studied: Lung Cancer

In brief

The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to test a disease-tailored, mindfulness-based intervention (Mindful Self-Compassion for Lung Cancer; MSC-LC) in adults diagnosed with lung cancer who are experiencing stigma. The current project seeks to: * Evaluate preliminary evidence for the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of MSC-LC in reducing stigma for adults with lung cancer, compared to a waitlist control condition * Elicit interventional impact not captured through quantitative measures with qualitative data from purposively sampled high responders and non-responders from the intervention condition Participants will randomized to either the MSC-LC intervention (a 10-week, virtually-delivered, group-based psychosocial intervention focused on the development of mindfulness and self-compassion skills) or to a waitlist control group that receives a referral to an NCI list of helpful mental health resources in their community. Researchers will compare the intervention and control groups to see if the MSC-LC intervention reduces lung cancer stigma and increases self-compassion.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06191939

Run by

Loyola Marymount University

People needed

79

Starts

2024-05-06

Expected to finish

2026-01-22

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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;
• Endorses elevated levels of lung cancer stigma (scores >37.5 on the Lung Cancer Stigma Inventory)
• Able to read and respond to questions in English

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to understand study procedures or informed consent process, or significant personality dysfunction likely to interfere with study participation, as per study clinician's judgment
• Completed a course of Mindful Self-Compassion or an equivalent meditation training in the last year
• Use of antidepressant, anxiolytic, antipsychotic, or mood stabilizing medication(s) for which the dose has been initiated or changed within the 8 weeks prior to study entry

Where it is running

• Loyola Marymount University — Los Angeles, California, United States

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