Virtual Art Therapy Assisted Re-Integration to Improve Biopsychosocial Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors, AVATARS Trial
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm
In brief
This clinical trial tests the feasibility, usability and acceptability of a virtual art therapy assisted re-integration (AVATARS) intervention to improve biopsychosocial outcomes, such as anxiety, depression, resilience, emotional regulation, stress, and cognition, among adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. AYA cancer survivors (especially those treated at adult cancer centers) historically experience worse psychosocial outcomes and lack age appropriate psychosocial support compared to older adult cancer survivors. Creative art therapy accesses the limbic system to provide a corrective emotional experience in response to trauma and can help patients visually express depression, anxiety, and existential fears, process traumatic events, and regain agency and control. The AVATARS intervention may be a feasible, useable and acceptable way to improve biopsychosocial outcomes among AYA cancer survivors.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07089927
- Run by
- Mayo Clinic
- People needed
- 30
- Starts
- 2025-07-02
- Expected to finish
- 2027-07-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-30
Who can join
Age: 10 and older, up to 25. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- If young adult- aged 18-25 years of age at the time of enrollment and able to provide informed consent, if adolescent- aged 10-17 years at the time of enrollment and able to provide
- Mild or greater depression [Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-A) score > 5]
- Received a cancer diagnosis during the past year, or completed cancer treatment within the past five years (extended survivorship)
- Have access to an electronic device which supports virtual videoconferencing (e.g., personal device or public library access)
- Able to read and write in English
You may not qualify if…
- Visual or cognitive impairment which may impede completing the art project or the data collection measures
- Endorsed suicidality (via PHQ-A or otherwise)
Where it is running
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States (enrolling)
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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