Utilizing the Arts to Improve Health, Resilience, and Well-Being Among Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT03272880
• Lead Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of arts-based programming on health, well-being, and resilience. Patients who have cancer or are the caregivers of someone with cancer are being asked to take part in this study.

Detailed Description

Objective:

Primary:

To assess the feasibility and acceptability of arts-based programming for community-dwelling cancer survivors and caregivers. Feasibility and acceptability will be assessed based on:

1. Recruitment

2. Participation

3. Retention (drop-outs)

4. Satisfaction

Secondary:

To assess the participants' ability to:

1. Define goals and strategies using the contents of the program.

2. Implement the strategies in their daily activities in the short-term.

3. Continue to use these strategies after the program ends.

Exploratory:

To perform exploratory analyses on the impact of arts-based programming on health, resilience, and well-being.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-01
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-06
• Study Start: 2017-09-25
• Status Verified: 2018-04
• Primary Completion: 2018-04-13
• Study Completion: 2018-04-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-04-24
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6

Inclusion Criteria

• Able to participate in all program sessions
• Cognitively able to consent to participate
• Speaks, reads, and writes English
• Diagnosis of cancer or caregiver of someone with cancer

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe visual or auditory impairment
• Severe and/or uncontrolled comorbidity precluding safe participation in a physical activity program

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility: Number of participants recruited in the study	Up to 8 weeks after beginning of study	Study will be feasible if recruitment goal is met with 10-20 participants enrolled
Feasibility: Average number of session attended by participants	Up to 8 weeks after beginning of study	Study will be feasible if average number of session attended will be greater than or equal to 4
Percent of patients who drop out of study	Up to 8 weeks after beginning of study	Study will be feasible if no more than 25% of patients drop out of study
Satisfaction Score	Up to 8 weeks after beginning of study	Satisfaction will be high in post-test surveys

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Qualitative Impact of arts based programming on resilience	Up to 3 weeks after final session (11 weeks from beginning of study)	Impact of program on resilience described in phenomenological interviews
Qualitative Impact of arts-based programming on health	Up to 3 weeks after final session (11 weeks from beginning of study)	Impact of program on health described in phenomenological interviews
Qualitative Impact of arts based programming on well-being	Up to 3 weeks after final session (11 weeks from beginning of study)	Impact of program on well-being described in phenomenological interviews

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cleveland Clinic, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States