Phone app retrains anxious minds of young cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT06682039
First seen Feb 01, 2026 · Last updated Jun 21, 2026 · Updated 21 times
Summary
This study tested a smartphone app designed to help teen and young adult cancer survivors manage anxiety. The app uses attention bias modification (ABM) to retrain the brain to focus away from threats and toward positive or neutral cues, plus gratitude exercises. Researchers enrolled 70 survivors aged 15–29 to see if the app was easy to use and acceptable, not yet whether it actually reduces anxiety.
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Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children's Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
What this could mean
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Active substance
smartphone-based attention bias modification (ABM) app with gratitude exercises
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, self-guided way to ease anxiety in young cancer survivors without medication.
What could go wrong
This was a small, early feasibility study (70 people) focused on whether the app is usable and acceptable, not on proving it reduces anxiety. Results may not apply to all survivors.
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