New online therapy aims to ease cancer Survivors' mental health struggles
NCT ID NCT06046586
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an online, therapist-guided program to help cancer survivors who have anxiety, depression, or fear of cancer returning. About 400 adults in Sweden who finished cancer treatment at least 6 months ago will take part. The goal is to see which parts of the 10-week online therapy work best to improve mental health.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Cancer survivor at least 0.5 years after main therapy * Clinically significant anxiety or depression (Patient Health Questionnaire 9 \[PHQ-9\]≥10, or Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 \[GAD-7\]≥8, or 9-item Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory \[FCRI-9\]≥16) * At least 18 years old * Resident of Region Stockholms, Västra Götalandsregionen, or Region Skåne, Sweden (listed and de facto) * Sufficient technical knowledge and knowledge of the Swedish language to take part in a text-based online treatment * Continuous access to an electronic device that can be used to access the study web platform Exclusion Criteria: * Recurrent thoughts of suicide, as based on clinical judgement aided by the structured interview and the self-report version of the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-S) item 9 * Severe medical condition (e.g., very poor prognosis, stage IV cancer), severe psychiatric disorder (e.g., psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or severely debilitating substance use disorder, severe depression), or medical treatment (e.g., chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy) that makes the treatment unfeasible * Other ongoing psychological treatment * Continuous psychotropic medication not stable for the past 4 weeks, or not expected to remain stable during the treatment period * Planned absence for more than one week of the intended treatment period * No complete the pre-treatment assessment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karolinska Institutet
RECRUITINGStockholm, Sweden
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