Can a Stress-Management program help young cancer patients cope?

NCT ID NCT06502483

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether a program called PRISM (Promoting Resilience in Stress Management) could help young adults aged 18-39 who have cancer or desmoid tumors manage anxiety and depression. The program teaches skills like stress management, goal setting, and positive thinking. The study included 13 participants and focused on whether the program was feasible and acceptable, not on whether it actually reduces symptoms.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM) Program

What this could lead to

If this program proves helpful, it could offer a practical way to reduce anxiety and depression in young adults coping with cancer.

What could go wrong

This was a very small, early feasibility study with only 13 participants. It was not designed to prove the program works, only that it can be delivered and accepted.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder cancer Depression depressive disorder desmoid tumor neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Brighton, Massachusetts, 02135, United States