Trial reportCancer2015
Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a technology-assisted psychosocial intervention for racially diverse men with advanced prostate cancer.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of digital interactive interventions on survivorship outcomes in prostate cancer: a systematic narrative review.BMC cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions and health-related quality of life in adults with incurable cancer: systematic review.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2025Pooled it
- Behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in people with intermittent claudication: the OPTIMA systematic review.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Pooled it
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- The influence of telehealth-based cancer rehabilitation interventions on disability: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of tandem cognitive behavioral therapy and healthy lifestyle interventions on health-related outcomes in cancer survivors: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Pooled it
- The efficacy of web or mobile-based interventions to alleviate emotional symptoms in people with advanced cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Pooled it
- Utility of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) to measure primary health outcomes in cancer patients: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Pooled it
- The need for supportive mental wellbeing interventions in bladder cancer patients: A systematic review of the literature.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Systematic review of technology-based interventions to improve anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life among patients with prostate cancer.Psycho-oncology · 2019Pooled it
- The Use of Cancer-Specific Patient-Centered Technologies Among Underserved Populations in the United States: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review of the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of online supportive care interventions targeting men with a history of prostate cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Pooled it
- Multimedia-based hormone therapy information program for patients with prostate cancer: the result of a randomized pilot study.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Marital status and perceived stress in men with advanced prostate cancer: A randomized-controlled trial of cognitive behavioral stress management.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2023Trial
- Effects of web-based cognitive behavioral stress management and health promotion interventions on neuroendocrine and inflammatory markers in men with advanced prostate cancer: A randomized controlled trial.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2021Trial
- Results from a randomized controlled trial testing StressProffen; an application-based stress-management intervention for cancer survivors.Cancer medicine · 2020Trial
- An Innovative Electronic Health Toolkit (Our Whole Lives for Chronic Pain) to Reduce Chronic Pain in Patients With Health Disparities: Open Clinical Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- Brief culturally informed smartphone interventions decrease breast cancer symptom burden among Latina breast cancer survivors.Psycho-oncology · 2020Trial
- Randomized Trial of a Tailored Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Mobile Application for Anxiety in Patients with Incurable Cancer.The oncologist · 2019Trial
- Integrating PROMIS® computerized adaptive tests into a web-based intervention for prostate cancer.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2019Trial
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Abstract
backgroundThe utility of psychosocial interventions in reducing symptom burden and improving health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for men with localized prostate cancer has been demonstrated. However, studies have yet to demonstrate the efficacy of interventions in advanced prostate cancer (APC). This study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a technology-assisted, 10-week, group-based psychosocial intervention for diverse men with APC.
methodsThe participants were 74 men (mean age, 68.84 years; non-Hispanic white, 57%; black, 40.5%) who were randomized to a cognitive-behavioral stress management (CBSM) treatment or health promotion (HP) attention-control condition. The participants were assessed at the baseline, weekly throughout the 10-week program, and 6 months after the baseline. Outcomes were assessed with the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System along with established measures of HRQOL, CBSM intervention targets (eg, relaxation skills), and patient-reported acceptability.
resultsFeasibility was demonstrated through good retention rates (>85%) and acceptable average attendance rates (>70%), and acceptability was demonstrated through very favorable weekly session evaluations (mean score, 4/5) and exit surveys (mean score, 3.6/4). Men randomized to the CBSM condition reported significant reductions (P < .05) in depressive symptoms and improvements in relaxation self-efficacy (P < .05) at the 6-month follow-up. CBSM participants reported trends for improvement in distress and functional well-being (P < .08) in comparison with those in the HP condition. Effect sizes ranged from medium (0.54) to large (1.87) and, in some instances, were clinically meaningful.
conclusionsTechnology-based CBSM interventions among diverse men with APC may be feasible, acceptable, and efficacious.
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