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AYA-PeerConnect: A Communication Coaching Intervention for Adolescent/Young Adult Cancer Survivors (AYACS)

No phase Interventional Communication Anxiety Depression Social Isolation

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: Asynchronous coaching and artificial intelligence (AI) Yoodli coach sessions.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Communication, Anxiety, Depression, Social Isolation. Basic parameters: 18 years — 35 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
United States
Next step
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Overview

This research is being done to test a communication coaching intervention pilot designed to improve communication quality between adolescent/young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) and their friends/peers. The results of the study will help to understand how to best support adolescent/young adult cancer survivors, and may inform the development or future implementation of similar programs for cancer survivor populations.

Detailed description

This study is being done to test a communication coaching intervention designed to improve communication quality between adolescent/young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) and their friends/peers. The results of the study will help to understand how to best support adolescent/young adult cancer survivors, and may inform the development or future implementation of similar programs for cancer survivor populations.

Interventions

  • Behavioral Asynchronous coaching and artificial intelligence (AI) Yoodli coach sessions
    Participants will complete asynchronous individual sessions for Visits 2-4. Each visit will include a 60-minute interactive didactic session using Rise 360 software, with a 20-minute Yoodli AI coaching session (both Rise 360 and Yoodli will be accessed via website). Rise 360 sessions will cover topics related to communication style, multiple goals theory and how to apply concepts learned in being good communicators. Yoodli AI coaching session will be completed for the corresponding Rise 360 sess

Primary outcome measures

  • Intervention Feasibility (Quantitative) [Time frame: Post intervention follow up visit (Up to a month)]
  • Intervention Feasibility (Qualitative) [Time frame: Post intervention follow up visit (Up to a month)]
  • Intervention Acceptability (Quantitative) [Time frame: Post intervention follow up visit (Up to a month)]
  • Intervention Acceptability (Qualitative) [Time frame: Post intervention follow up visit (Up to a month)]
  • Communication quality Multiple Goals Score [Time frame: Baseline]
  • Communication quality Multiple Goals Score [Time frame: Post intervention follow up visit (Up to a month)]
Secondary outcome measures (6)
  • Anxiety [Time frame: Baseline]
  • Anxiety [Time frame: Post intervention follow up visit (Up to a month)]
  • Depression [Time frame: Baseline]
  • Depression [Time frame: Post intervention follow up visit (Up to a month)]
  • Social isolation [Time frame: Baseline]
  • Social isolation [Time frame: Post intervention follow up visit (Up to a month)]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Participant is currently ≥18-35 years old
  • Participant is receiving cancer-directed care at Penn State Cancer Institute or Penn State Children's Hospital
  • Participant has completed all cancer-directed therapy and is at least 1 year from end of cancer treatment (based on date of last cancer-directed treatment)
  • Participant has access to a computer with internet capability
  • Participant is fluent in written and spoken English

Exclusion criteria

  • Participant is not fluent in written and spoken English
  • Participant with cognitive inability to participant in the study as determined by the study team
  • Participants with history of relapsed cancer

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

United States · 1 center
  • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07454460 · 28236

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗