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Mindfulness-based Intervention for Depressive Symptoms Sent Via Text (MINDSET)
Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Summary
The purpose of this study is to develop and test a new intervention to reduce depressive symptoms in post-treatment cancer participants.
Official title: A Daily, Digital Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Depressive Symptoms After Serious Medical Illness
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
76
Start Date
2026-08-03
Completion Date
2029-03-31
Last Updated
2026-01-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
MINDSET
Participants randomized to MINDSET will receive a text message at their preferred time each day for 8 weeks containing a link to the 15-minute audio content. At the end of each week (on day 7), participants will receive a second link to the weekly survey in the text. Participants will be able to play the audio content on their device by clicking the first link and access the weekly survey by clicking the second.
Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
Participants will receive a 1-page brochure summarizing publicly available information on depression self-care strategies via text each week for 8 weeks on the same day they receive the text message containing a link to the weekly survey (day 7). This information will come from the Facing Forward: Life After Cancer Treatment booklet from the National Cancer Institute.38 Weekly topics will include: 1) Reducing stress; 2) Coping with stress; 3) Coping with depression; 4) Feeling angry; 5) Feeling alone; 6) Finding meaning after treatment; 7) Social relationships; and 8) Seeking support. These materials do not include any content on mindfulness or cognitive therapy.
Locations (1)
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, United States