Phone app may ease anxiety in teens and young adults after cancer
NCT ID NCT06682039
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a smartphone app designed to help young cancer survivors (ages 15-29) manage anxiety. The app uses attention bias modification (ABM) to retrain how the brain reacts to stressful triggers, along with gratitude exercises. The goal was to see if survivors would use the app and find it helpful. The study enrolled 70 participants and measured how many signed up, completed the program, and reported satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Attention Bias Modification (ABM) smartphone app plus gratitude and savoring activities
- What this could lead to
- If this approach works, it could offer a simple, self-guided way to ease anxiety in young cancer survivors, improving their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early feasibility study (70 participants) with no control group for effectiveness. It only measured whether people would use the app, not whether it actually reduces anxiety.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children's Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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