RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL

Digital Art Therapy for Young Cancer Survivors

Feasibility of a Digital Art Therapy Application Designed to Improve Quality of Life in Young Cancer Survivors

About This Trial

This is a single-site, single-arm, interventional study assessing the feasibility of the ARTCan Therapy Application (App) and whether it is an acceptable means of administering art therapy to young adult cancer survivors. The ARTCan Therapy App guides participants through a 6-week digital art therapy program. Subjects will participate in weekly art therapy prompts guided by the app and will complete weekly mental health quality of life (MHQoL) surveys during the intervention. In addition, baseline and end-of-intervention patient-reported outcome measures (PROMIS-DSF8a) and an acceptability survey will be administered. The hypothesis is that digital art therapy is feasible for young adult cancer survivors with self-reported mood issues and is an acceptable means of administering art therapy in the patient population.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: In order to participate in this study a subject must meet all of the eligibility criteria outlined below. - Written informed assent and parental consent obtained to participate in the study and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information. - Subject is willing and able to comply with study procedures based on the judgment of the investigator. - Age 18-25 years at the time of consent. - Childhood cancer survivor, defined as having cancer between birth 17 years of age and who has completed cancer treatment. - Reliable internet connection and access to a computer, smartphone, or iPad to support application and virtual study visits. - Answers "yes" to the question "Do you experience mood issues (yes or no)?". Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - All subjects meeting any of the exclusion criteria at baseline will be excluded from study participation. - Patients who lack interest in art. Screening question: Are you open to making art on a scale from 1-5 (1 being not at all, and 5 being very much; must score 3 or higher). - Subjects who lack basic technology skills (Screening question: On a scale of 1-5 (1 being uncomfortable, and 5 being very comfortable), how would you rate your comfort using websites. Must score 3 or higher). - Subjects unable to provide consent. - Other conditions or factors which in the opinion of the Pl would not make the patient a good candidate for the study. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: In order to participate in this study a subject must meet all of the eligibility criteria outlined below. * Written informed assent and parental consent obtained to participate in the study and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information. * Subject is willing and able to comply with study procedures based on the judgment of the investigator. * Age 18-25 years at the time of consent. * Childhood cancer survivor, defined as having cancer between birth 17 years of age and who has completed cancer treatment. * Reliable internet connection and access to a computer, smartphone, or iPad to support application and virtual study visits. * Answers "yes" to the question "Do you experience mood issues (yes or no)?". Exclusion Criteria: * All subjects meeting any of the exclusion criteria at baseline will be excluded from study participation. * Patients who lack interest in art. Screening question: Are you open to making art on a scale from 1-5 (1 being not at all, and 5 being very much; must score 3 or higher). * Subjects who lack basic technology skills (Screening question: On a scale of 1-5 (1 being uncomfortable, and 5 being very comfortable), how would you rate your comfort using websites. Must score 3 or higher). * Subjects unable to provide consent. * Other conditions or factors which in the opinion of the Pl would not make the patient a good candidate for the study.

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

ARTCan App

The ARTCan App is an art therapy technology application program. The application can be accessed via the web (via computer, phone, or on a device such as an iPad). With the use of the application, participants complete weekly sessions that culminate in an "art" piece. Note that participants are not required to have expertise in drawing; developing art skills or assessing the quality of art pieces is not the focus of the ARTCan program. Subjects will upload a photo of the art they created to this application to show proof of completion of art therapy. They will also answer questions specific to the art therapy theme for the week.

Locations (1)

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States