Behaviors and Mental Disorders

All Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Mental Disorders

Psychotic Disorders

The intervention, MAC, is a seven-session (45- 60 minutes per session) psychotherapy intervention delivered via videoconference and/or telephone by licensed social workers. All sessions will be audio-recorded. MAC content, structure, and length are consistent with core components of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) (Freeman, 2004).

The intervention, MAC, is a seven-session (45-60 minutes per session) psychotherapy intervention delivered via videoconference.

and/or telephone by licensed social workers

Managing Anxiety from Cancer (MAC)

Kelly McConnell, PhD

Christian Nelson, PhD

The purpose of this study is to find out if an anxiety treatment program is practical and effective for Latino older adults with cancer (OACs) and their caregivers.

A Study of an Anxiety Intervention for Latino/Latina/Hispanic Older Adults With Cancer and Their Caregivers

Managing Anxiety From Cancer (MAC): Evaluation of a Tailored Anxiety Intervention for Latino Older Adults With Cancer and Their Caregivers

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center supports the international committee of medical journal editors (ICMJE) and the ethical obligation of responsible sharing of data from clinical trials. The protocol summary, a statistical summary, and informed consent form will be made available on clinicaltrials.gov when required as a condition of Federal awards, other agreements supporting the research and/or as otherwise required. Requests for deidentified individual participant data can be made beginning 12 months after publication and for up to 36 months post publication. Deidentified individual participant data reported in the manuscript will be shared under the terms of a Data Use Agreement and may only be used for approved proposals. Requests may be made to: crdatashare@mskcc.org.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Depressive Disorder

Depression

Quality of Life

Older adults with cancer and their primary informal caregiver will receive a seven-session cognitive-behavior therapy intervention administered over the telephone by a trained study interventionist. The intervention is administered weekly and each session is 45-50 minutes in length. Patients and caregivers will receive the intervention independently and from separate therapists.

Older adults with cancer and their primary informal caregiver will receive standard care provided by their medical team. These participants will not receive any intervention from the research team.

The intervention consists of seven telephone-administered sessions. Session topics include psychoeducation on anxiety, behavioral strategies for managing anxiety, cognitive restructuring, communication skills training, acceptance techniques, problem-solving strategies, and planning for future anxiety. Session content is tailored for older adults and caregivers of older adults with cancer.

Kelly Trevino, PhD

This study is being done to test the effects of Managing Anxiety from Cancer (MAC) therapy on anxiety compared to usual care, in patients and their caregivers. MAC is different from usual care because it uses a plan for managing anxiety that has been shown to work in previous studies. MAC has designed this plan for people 65 years of age and older. MAC also includes the primary caregiver which has been shown to help patients manage their anxiety.

Patient-caregiver dyads will be randomly assigned to the intervention or a usual care control condition.

Managing Anxiety From Cancer (MAC): Testing an Intervention for Anxiety in Older Adults With Cancer and Their Caregivers

Managing Anxiety From Cancer (MAC): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Psychological Intervention for Anxiety in Older Adults With Cancer and Their Caregivers

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center supports the international committee of medical journal editors (ICMJE) and the ethical obligation of responsible sharing of data from clinical trials. The protocol summary, a statistical summary, and informed consent form will be made available on clinicaltrials.gov when required as a condition of Federal awards, other agreements supporting the research and/or as otherwise required. Requests for deidentified individual participant data can be made following one year after publication and for up to 36 months later. Deidentified individual participant data reported in the manuscript will be shared under the terms of a Data Use Agreement and may only be used for approved proposals. Requests may be made to: crdatashare@mskcc.org.

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization	Link
A Study of an Anxiety Intervention for Latino/Latina/Hispanic Older Adults With Cancer and Their Caregivers	NCT06305741	Cancer Patients Care Givers	Managing Anxiet...	40 Years -	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Managing Anxiety From Cancer (MAC): Testing an Intervention for Anxiety in Older Adults With Cancer and Their Caregivers	NCT03168971	Anxiety Depression Quality of Life	Managing Anxiet...	21 Years -	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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