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NCT Number: NCT01442285

The Mental Health and Dynamic Referral for Oncology Protocol (MHADRO)

The purpose of this study is to understand more about meeting the psychosocial needs of people who have cancer.

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Key information

Conditions

Cancer Distress Neoplasms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Massachusetts Medical School, UMass Memorial

Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

About this study

The investigators are interested in the feasibility of using computer assisted screening and assessment to meet the psychosocial needs of people with cancer. The investigators are studying two different interventions. Both groups will receive health information, referral information, and resources. One group will also receive tailored feedback reports.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • cancer diagnosis

Treatment and study plan

personalized, motivational messages

Behavioral

A Healthcare Provider Report will be printed after each assessment and reviewed by the subject's oncologist. If any mental health functioning scale scores fall in the elevated or high range, a treatment plan will be constructed. Subjects will receive a personalized Patient Feedback Report after each assessment which will include motivationally tailored messages and suggestions for action.

Other names: motivational counseling

Primary outcomes

  1. Decrease in psychological stress

    Time frame: 12 months

    Both groups will receive a full assessment, referral information, and resources. Only the intervention group will have the option of immediately sending their contact information to a counselor/mental health provider and receive a tailored feedback report with specific recommendations about managing their psychological and social needs, and provide education about ways to improve their quality of life. We anticipate that distressed subjects assigned to the Intervention Group will exhibit larger decreases in psychological distress when compared against the Control Group.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Reduced distress

    Time frame: 12 months

    Reduced distress will be achieved through initiation of mental health counseling, psychotropic medications, and psychosocial support group participation in distressed patients who are not currently receiving mental health treatment at baseline, and enhancement of existing mental health treatment in patients already receiving some form of mental health treatment at baseline, including adding another treatment modality, such as psychotherapy being added to a medication regimen, or adjusting their existing mental health treatments, such as increasing the dose of an anti-depressant.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Polaris Health Directions

Registry information

Acronym: MHADRO

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Sep 28, 2011
Registry last updated
Apr 9, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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