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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Distress; Cancer
• Interventions: Behavioral: personalized, motivational messages

• Registration Number: NCT01442285
• Lead Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-04
• Study First Submitted: 2011-04-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-09-27
• Study First Posted: 2011-09-28
• Status Verified: 2014-04
• Primary Completion: 2015-04
• Study Completion: 2015-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

• cancer diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
personalized, motivational messages	personalized, motivational messages	A Healthcare Provider Report will be reviewed by oncologist. If mental health functioning scores are elevated or high range,treatment plan is constructed. Subjects receive personalized Patient Feedback Report after each assessment which will include motivationally tailored messages and suggestions for action.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decrease in psychological stress	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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduced distress	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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Massachusetts Medical School, UMass Memorial; 🇺🇸 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States