Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
Keep this study
Lead
University of Colorado, Boulder
With
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
University of Colorado, Denver
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Adults, age 18 or older
Have been diagnosed with either (a) Stage IV metastatic cancer of any solid tumor type, (b) Stage III ovarian cancer that has recurred, (c) 'extensive stage' small cell lung cancer, or (d) glioblastomas of any staging
Are capable at time of consent of understanding and voluntarily consenting themselves to the study, attending intervention sessions, and writing for 30 minutes, confirmed by an Eastern Cooperative Group Performance Status Scale of ≤2
Report elevated FoP and cancer-related trauma symptoms on the screening measures: FoP-Q 12-item short version: mean score of 2.5 (or total score of 30), IES-R: mean of 1.5 (or total score of 33)
Are fluent in English or Spanish and can read English proficiently (for the surveys, which are in English)
You may not be if
Patients who have a history of chronic untreated trauma unrelated to their cancer, psychiatric hospitalization or suicide attempt(s) in the past 2 years, or current high suicide risk, as identified in the screening.
EMR-noted cognitive impairment (such as dementia) is an exclusion due to potential impairments in neural learning mechanisms that may affect the efficacy of exposure therapy.
