Trial reportJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2025
Efficacy of a brief cognitive behavioral therapy for head and neck cancer survivors with body image distress: secondary outcomes from the BRIGHT pilot randomized clinical trial.
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A Single-Site, Parallel-Group, Randomized-Controlled Pilot Trial Comparing BRIGHT With Active Control in Reducing Body Image Disturbance Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors (BRIGHT 2.0)
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cognitive behavioral therapy's impact on anxiety, depression, and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- Mechanism underlying a brief cognitive behavioral treatment for head and neck cancer survivors with body image distress.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Trial
- Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Oral Carcinogenesis: From Oral Lichen Planus to Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Cancers · 2026Review
- Translation and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the inventory to measure and assess image disturbance in head and neck cancer (IMAGE-HN).Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- The Self-Perpetuating Cycle of Psychological Distress and Clinical Outcomes in Head and Neck Oncology.Cancers · 2026Review
- Psychosocial Barriers and Social Perceptions in Oncology Patients with Tracheostomy: Case-Control Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Protocol for a multisite, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial comparing a brief tele-cognitive behavioral therapy intervention (BRIGHT) with attention control for the reduction of body image-related distress among head and neck cancer survivors.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Body Image Distress and Depression in Head and Neck Cancer Patients- a Narrative Review.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025Article
- Cancer-Related Fatigue and Its Influencing Factors Among Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Generalized Linear Modeling Approach.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeBody image distress (BID) among head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors leads to depression, social isolation, stigma, and poor quality of life. BRIGHT (Building a Renewed ImaGe after Head and neck cancer Treatment) is a brief, tailored cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that reduces HNC-related BID. This trial examines the effect of BRIGHT on psychosocial outcomes among HNC survivors with BID.
methodsIn this pilot randomized trial, HNC survivors with clinically significant BID were randomized to 5 weekly psychologist-led tele-CBT sessions (BRIGHT) or dose and delivery-matched survivorship education (attention control [AC]). Secondary psychosocial outcomes were assessed using validated patient-reported outcomes at baseline and 1 and 3-month post-intervention.
resultsAmong 44 HNC survivors with BID, BRIGHT resulted in a greater reduction in depression relative to AC (mean model-based 1-month difference in Δ PROMIS SF v1.0-Depression 8a score, -3.4; 90% CI, -6.4 to -0.4; 3-month difference, -4.3; 90% CI, -7.8 to -0.8). BRIGHT also decreased shame and stigma relative to AC (mean model-based 3-month difference in Δ Shame and Stigma Scale score, -9.7; 90% CI, -15.2 to -4.2) and social isolation (mean model-based 3-month difference in Δ PROMIS SF v2.0 Social Isolation 8a score, -2.9; 90% CI, -5.8 to -0.1).
conclusionsIn this planned secondary analysis of a pilot RCT, BRIGHT improved a broad array of psychosocial outcomes among HNC survivors with BID.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03831100 . IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: These promising preliminary data suggest the need for a large efficacy trial evaluating the effect of BRIGHT on psychosocial outcomes among HNC survivors with BID.
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