Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Parenting Support Intervention for Families Coping With Metastatic or Locally Recurrent Solid Tumor Diagnosis

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Parenting Support Intervention for Families Coping With Metastatic or Locally Recurrent Solid Tumor Diagnosis

Official Title: Parenting Support Intervention for Families Coping With an Advanced Cancer Diagnosis

Study ID: NCT05059678

Conditions

Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Interventions

Best Practice

Educational Intervention

Questionnaire Administration

Study Description

Brief Summary: This clinical trial examines the acceptability and effect of a parenting support intervention for families coping with solid tumor that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic) or has come back (recurrent). Parenting support program may help to reduce common parenting concerns, improve communication between parents and children about cancer, and improve the overall psychological wellbeing of parents.

Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Examine the acceptability a parenting support intervention in 10 patients with an incurable cancer and their spousal caregivers. (Trial 1) II. Examine the feasibility of implementing a parenting support intervention in 50 patients with an incurable cancer and their spousal caregivers. (Trial 2) III. Evaluate the initial evidence for intervention efficacy relative to waitlist control (WLC) group regarding patient and spousal caregiver psychological symptoms (primary outcome) and parenting concerns and parenting efficacy (secondary outcomes) and patient end of life (EOL) healthcare utilization (exploratory outcome). (Trial 2) IV. Understand the patients and caregivers' experiences using qualitative methods regarding participation in this study and explore emerging themes as possible intervention mediators/moderators to be examined in future research. (Trial 2) OUTLINE: TRIAL 1: Participants receive education materials (brochure and a video) and attend 2 weekly videoconference intervention sessions over 45 minutes each. Caregivers attend 2 additional weekly intervention sessions over 45 minutes each. TRIAL 2: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 groups. GROUP I: Participants receive education materials (brochure and a video) and attend 2 weekly videoconference intervention sessions over 45 minutes each. Caregivers attend 2 additional weekly intervention sessions over 45 minutes each. GROUP II: Participants receive standard of care. After completion of study, participants in Trial 1 are followed up at 6 and 12 weeks and participants in Trial 2 are followed up at 12 weeks.