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Can simple positive activities boost Well-Being in cancer care?

NCT ID NCT05203614

Symptom relief Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study explores whether engaging in positive activities can improve emotional well-being and quality of life for Asian American cancer patients and their caregivers. Participants, who are within a year of a cancer diagnosis and undergoing treatment, along with their caregivers, will be assigned to different activity groups. The trial measures changes in stress, mood, and overall health to see if these activities offer meaningful benefits.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Positive activities (behavioral intervention) delivered via questionnaires
What this could lead to
If effective, this approach could offer a simple, low-cost way to improve emotional well-being and quality of life for cancer patients and their caregivers.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, and its benefits may vary widely among individuals.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

60 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2021

Finished

Nov 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

25 to 75 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion criteria for patients will be: * self-identifies as AA, * males or females ages 25-75 years * within 1 year of any cancer diagnosis * actively undergoing systemic therapy (e.g., chemotherapy, radiation) * able to identify a caregiver (e.g., spouse) who lives in the same household and consents to participate in the study, * able to read, write, and speak English (i.e., English proficient; EP), * access to internet, computer/phone, and web browser. Exclusion criteria for patients will be: * life expectancy less than 6 months in the opinion of the primary physician, * inability to stand or walk on their own or other physical limitations that preclude them from participating (3+ on ECOG performance status), * major thought disorder (e.g., schizophrenia or bipolar \[patient records or Inclusion criteria for caregivers will be: * identifies as AA, * patient considers them to be caregiver, - * EP, * access to computer/phone, internet, and web browser. Exclusion criteria for caregivers will be: * unwilling or unable to participate in the study for any reason, * under the age of 18.

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Conditions

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cancer neoplasm

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Cancer

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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