The Fathers and Mothers Invested in Lives of Their Youth (FAMILY) Study: A Pilot Intervention for Families Affected by Parental Cancer
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Enrollment
- 15
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Feasibility of Study Procedures
- Status
- Terminated
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is a single-arm pilot study to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a novel psychosocial intervention to improve psychosocial outcomes for parents with advanced cancer and their co-parents. In this single-center study, we will recruit ten mothers with metastatic breast cancer and their co-parents as dyads (N=20) to participate in the Fathers and Mothers Invested in the Lives of their Youth (FAMILY) intervention. Patient and co-parent dyads will participate in 2-3 study visits with an intervention facilitator and a post-intervention feedback interview. Participants will also complete baseline and follow-up study surveys. The final products of this study will be the FAMILY intervention manual and training materials, and fidelity assessments.
Detailed Description
Cancer is the leading disease-specific cause of early parental death in the United States and having dependent children worsens suffering for parents with advanced cancer and their families. The FAMILY intervention consists of manualized visits with a trained intervention facilitator and psychoeducation materials to help parents cope with cancer-related parenting concerns. The purpose of the intervention is to improve parenting concerns, emotional well-being, and end-of-life (EOL) preparation among participants. This study will evaluate whether a psychosocial intervention to reduce psychological distress and improve EOL preparation for mothers with metastatic breast cancer and their co-parents can be acceptable, feasible, and relevant to the target patient population. This study is needed in order to generate critical data to: (1) refine the intervention in preparation for a pilot efficacy randomized controlled trial (RCT); and to generate preliminary data demonstrating the feasibility and acceptability of core intervention components. The preliminary data will support future grant applications for a full-scale efficacy RCT.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Feasibility of Study Procedures
Time Frame: 14 Days
Feasibility of study procedures were assessed how likely patient-co-parent dyads are to join the study through tracking the number of eligible dyads who participate in the study.
Feasibility of Recruitment
Time Frame: Baseline
Assess how likely patient-co-parent dyads are to join the study by tracking the number of eligible dyads who participate in the study.
Acceptability of the Intervention
Time Frame: 42 Days
Acceptability of the intervention was defined as the number of participants who completed the study intervention. Participants' experience was assessed qualitatively, using post-intervention interviews.
Acceptability of the Intervention Measured by the Study Visit Assessment Form
Time Frame: 7 Days
The acceptability of the intervention was assessed through participants' satisfaction with the program. The Lyon Satisfaction questionnaire consists of 5-point Likert-type items assessing positive (six items) and negative (seven items) emotional reactions to the study visit. Responses were summed and reported for each subscale with higher scores meaning higher emotional reactions, and worse reactions. Positive subscale: 6-30 and negative subscale: 7-35.
Secondary Outcomes
- Emotional Well-being Measured by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Palliative Care (FACIT-Pal Care) Subscale(Baseline, 7 Days, 14 Days, 28 Days, 42 Days)
- Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)(Baseline, 7 Days, 14 Days, 28 Days, 42 Days)
- The Change in Patient and Co-parent's Illness-related Communication(Baseline, 7 Days, 14 Days, 28 Days, 42 Days)
- Patient's Health-related Quality of Life(Baseline, 7 Days, 14 Days, 28 Days, 42 Days)
- Patient and Co-parent's Cancer-related Family Communication(Baseline, 7 Days, 14 Days, 28 Days, 42 Days)
- Feasibility of Completion(Up to 42 Days)
- Parenting Concerns Measured by the Parenting Concerns Questionnaire-Advanced Disease (PCQ-AD)(Baseline, 7 Days, 14 Days, 28 Days, 42 Days)