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NCT04810052

Positive Activities Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Collectivist Culture Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers

Completed NA Last updated 30 September 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Behavioral Intervention in Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm in 75 participants. Completed in 19 September 2025.

Timeline
18 May 2021
Primary endpoint
19 September 2025
19 September 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposesupportive care
Enrollment75
Start date18 May 2021
Primary completion19 September 2025
Estimated completion19 September 2025
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center — full company profile →

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm or Malignant Solid Neoplasm. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This clinical trial studies the feasibility of two positive activities in improving quality of life in collectivist culture cancer patients and their caregivers. Cancer patients of collectivist cultures (e.g., Latinos, Asian Americans, African Americans) have been found to experience lower quality of life and more distress and depression when compared to those of individualist cultures, such as European Americans. Following a cancer diagnosis, collectivist patients may experience a change in their relationships with other family members and their roles within the family. The cancer diagnosis may lead to changes in roles and responsibilities, such as when a male breadwinner is no longer able to work due to hospital treatments. The two positive activities are designed to increase a sense of competence, autonomy, and connectedness, including contributing to household responsibilities (an act of kindness) and writing a letter of gratitude. Performing certain simple activities may improve quality of life in cancer patients and their caregivers.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Feasibility, acceptability, and experienced benefits of kind acts and gratitude letter interventions among collectivist and individualist culture cancer patients and caregivers: A pilot study.
    Shin-Cho LJ, Whisenant M, Cohen L, Chen M, et al · · 2025 · PMID 40986989 · DOI 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102970

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