Development and Pilot Trial of Focused ACT (FACT) for Patients With Advanced Cancer
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Advanced Cancer
In brief
To learn about the effects of an intervention program called Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) on the level of anxiety patients diagnosed with cancer feel about death. To learn if an intervention program called Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT), designed to help reduce death-related anxiety, is effective and acceptable to patients diagnosed with advanced cancer.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07105033
- Run by
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- People needed
- 70
- Starts
- 2025-07-21
- Expected to finish
- 2029-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-02
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adult cancer patients diagnosed with advanced cancer (solid tumor and hematologic)
- Progressed past at least one line of palliative systemic cancer therapy
- Patient followed by Supportive Care Outpatient Service
- English speaking
- Able to provide written informed consent
- Willing to participate in a stress and coping program
- Willing to identify 1-2 important areas of life they might like to discuss with a counselor
- Moderate levels of death anxiety on DADDS (>=25, on 0-75 scale)
- Access to technology to support institutionally approved video-conferencing platform of Zoom
You may not qualify if…
- ECOG performance status >=3 "capable of only limited selfcare; confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours"
- Currently participating in regular psychotherapy (patient defined)
- Documented out of hospital DNR (do not resuscitate) orders
- Presence of active suicidal ideation or need for a higher level of care (as determined by Supportive Care physician or licensed mental health clinician).
Where it is running
- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)
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