Coda Comfort Crew Pilot Project: Assessing and Addressing the Psychosocial Needs of Chemotherapy Patients With the Gatineau Cancer Center
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Psychosocial care.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Cancer. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study seeks to examine the impact of a psychosocial intervention offered by the Coda Comfort Crew, which entails providing conversational support, parallel play, material support through gift bags and more on anxiety and depression, and on distress experienced by patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Interventions
- Behavioral Psychosocial care
Psychosocial support to chemotherapy patients during their treatment sessions through conversations, board games, movies, and gift baskets
Primary outcome measures
- Distress [Time frame: 3 months]
- HADS [Time frame: 3 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adults (≥ 18 years old)
- Diagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy at the Gatineau Cancer Center during the intervention and study period
- Able to understand and provide informed consent
- Sufficient understanding of French or English
Exclusion criteria
- Major cognitive impairment preventing understanding
- Severe medical or psychiatric comorbidities limiting participation
- Minors (< 18 years old)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07083245 · codacomfortcrewpilotstudy