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ArticleContemporary clinical trials2023

Testing the effects of the Strong Together self-advocacy serious game among women with advanced cancer: Protocol for the STRONG randomized clinical trial.

Teresa H Thomas, Catherine Bender, Margaret Rosenzweig, Sarah Taylor, Susan M Sereika, Dmitriy Babichenko, Kai-Lin You, Martha Ann Terry, Lindsay M Sabik, Yael Schenker

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04813276 (Efficacy of a Self-advocacy Serious Game Intervention for Women With Advanced Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04813276 phase2completednot on this map

Efficacy of a Self-advocacy Serious Game Intervention for Women With Advanced Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of PittsburghRan2022 to 2026Enrolled344ConditionsSelf-Management, Quality of LifeArmsStrong Together serious game, Enhanced Care as Usual
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Teresa H ThomasUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh 15261, PA, USA; Palliative Research Center (PaRC), University of Pittsburgh, 230 McKee Place, Suite 600, Pittsburgh 15213, PA, USA. Electronic address: t.thomas@pitt.edu.
Catherine BenderUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh 15261, PA, USA. Electronic address: cbe100@pitt.edu.
Margaret RosenzweigUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh 15261, PA, USA; Palliative Research Center (PaRC), University of Pittsburgh, 230 McKee Place, Suite 600, Pittsburgh 15213, PA, USA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Magee-Womens Hospital, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh 15213, PA, USA. Electronic address: mros@pitt.edu.
Sarah TaylorUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center Magee-Womens Hospital, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh 15213, PA, USA. Electronic address: taylorse2@upmc.edu.
Susan M SereikaUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh 15261, PA, USA. Electronic address: ssereika@pitt.edu.
Dmitriy BabichenkoUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information, 135 North Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh 15213, PA, USA. Electronic address: Dmitriy.b@pitt.edu.
Kai-Lin YouUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh 15261, PA, USA. Electronic address: kailinyou@pitt.edu.
Martha Ann TerryUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, 130 De Soto Street, Pittsburgh 15261, PA, USA. Electronic address: materry@pitt.edu.
Lindsay M SabikUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, 130 De Soto Street, Pittsburgh 15261, PA, USA. Electronic address: lsabik@pitt.edu.
Yael SchenkerPalliative Research Center (PaRC), University of Pittsburgh, 230 McKee Place, Suite 600, Pittsburgh 15213, PA, USA; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh 15213, PA, USA. Electronic address: yas28@pitt.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · USUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center · US

Funding

Extension of STRONG Study to Expand Intervention ImpactR37CA262025 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Teresa Hagan Thomas · 2021 to 2026
$3.7M
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research: Yael Schenker, MD, MASK24AG070285 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SCHENKER, YAEL · 2021 to 2025
$841k
NCI NIH HHS R37 CA262025NIA NIH HHS K24 AG070285
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWomen with advanced cancer experience significant barriers to achieving high-quality care and maximizing their physical and emotional health. Our novel serious game, Strong Together, aims to teach women with advanced cancer self-advocacy skills needed to improve their symptom burden, quality of life, and patient-centered care.

methodsThis is a single-center, multi-site randomized clinical trial of the Strong Together intervention among 336 women within three months of an advanced breast or gynecologic cancer diagnosis. Randomization occurs to the 3-month Strong Together serious game or enhanced care as usual group. The aims are to: (1) evaluate the effects of the intervention on patient self-advocacy (primary outcome); (2) evaluate the effects of the intervention on quality of life, symptom burden, and patient-centered care (secondary outcomes); and (3) evaluate the behavioral and game mechanisms that influence the efficacy of the intervention. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: female, age ≥ 18 years; diagnosis of advanced breast or gynecologic cancer within the past 3 months; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group score of 0-2; English literacy; and ≥ 6-month life expectancy. Patient-reported outcome measures are collected at baseline, 3-months, and 6-months.

conclusionThis protocol is the first large-scale intervention aimed at promoting self-advocacy in women with advanced cancer. Understanding the ability of serious games to impact patient outcomes provides critical information for researchers, clinicians, and stakeholders aiming to improve patient-centered care.

trial registrationNCT04813276.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsGames, ExperimentalGenital Neoplasms, FemaleSelf CareAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeCommunicationDecision-makingHealth gamesPatient self-advocacyVideogamesVirtual systems

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PMID36379436
PMCPMC9839496
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