Mind-Body Medicine for the Improvement of Quality of Life in Adolescents and Young Adults Coping With Lymphoma

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

Interventions: Other: Educational Intervention
Other: Meditation Therapy
Other: Questionnaire Administration

Brief Summary: This trial studies how well a mind-body intervention works in improving overall quality of life in adolescents and young adults with lymphoma. A meditation based mind-body intervention may help lower distress, depressive symptoms, and anxiety in adolescents and young adults coping with lymphoma.

Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Examine the feasibility of the mind-body intervention in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with lymphoma.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Establish the initial intervention efficacy regarding psychological distress and cancer symptoms (tertiary objective) relative to an attention control (AC) group.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE:

I. Explore mediation (e.g., mindfulness, compassion, social connection, inflammatory processes) and moderation (e.g., demographic and medical factors) of the intervention effects.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I: Patients attend meditation group sessions over 75 minutes once weekly for up to 5 weeks.

GROUP II: Patients attend educational group sessions over 75 minutes once weekly for up to 5 weeks.

After completion of study intervention, patients are followed at 6 and 12 weeks.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

Participants between the ages of 18-39 diagnosed within 6 months with stage I-IV Lymphoma (all types)
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 2 or below
Having access to the internet
Able to read, write and speak English

Exclusion Criteria

Major psychiatric or cognitive deficits that would impede the completion of self-report instruments as deemed by the clinical team
Regular (self-defined) participation in psychotherapy or a formal cancer support group

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group I (meditation)	Questionnaire Administration	Patients attend meditation group sessions over 75 minutes once weekly for up to 5 weeks.
Group II (educational)	Educational Intervention	Patients attend educational group sessions over 75 minutes once weekly for up to 5 weeks.
Group II (educational)	Questionnaire Administration	Patients attend educational group sessions over 75 minutes once weekly for up to 5 weeks.
Group I (meditation)	Meditation Therapy	Patients attend meditation group sessions over 75 minutes once weekly for up to 5 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mind-body intervention in (AYAs) Adolescents and Young Adults with Lymphoma Questionnaire	Up to 12 weeks	We will examine preliminary evidence of intervention efficacy. Meaning and Purpose (1-5) Strongly Disagree 1- Disagree 2, Neither agree or disagree 3, Agree 4, Strongly agree 5. Day-to-Day Experiences (1-6) Almost Always-1, Very frequently-2, Somewhat Frequently -3, Somewhat Infrequently-4, Very Infrequently-5, Almost Never 6

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological distress and cancer symptoms (tertiary objective) relative to an attention control (AC) group Questionnaire	Up to 12 weeks	We will examine preliminary evidence of intervention efficacy. Meaning and Purpose (1-5) Strongly Disagree 1- Disagree 2, Neither agree or disagree 3, Agree 4, Strongly agree 5. Day-to-Day Experiences (1-6) Almost Always-1, Very frequently-2, Somewhat Frequently -3, Somewhat Infrequently-4, Very Infrequently-5, Almost Never 6

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