Shadows Edge Mobile Developing Resilience in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Cancer
- Pediatric Cancer
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Crossover AssignmentIntervention Model Description: This is a waitlist randomized controlled study in which participants are randomly assigned to immediately begin to play the game (intervention) following enrollment versus wait 6 weeks to play the game following study enrollment. Participants will continue to receive all clinical care as usual throughout and following the study.Masking: Single (Care Provider)Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 13 years and 24 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Approximately 80% of youth treated for cancer during childhood will survive long-term; however, the majority of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) report at least one chronic health condition. These medical and cognitive-psychological late effects can disrupt or interfere with conti...
Approximately 80% of youth treated for cancer during childhood will survive long-term; however, the majority of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) report at least one chronic health condition. These medical and cognitive-psychological late effects can disrupt or interfere with continual adaptation to post-treatment life, thereby negatively impacting identity formation and inhibiting AYACS from seeking fulfilling academic, career, and social relationship experiences. The Shadow's Edge mobile app was created for adolescent and young adults with complex medical conditions as an enjoyable and engaging digital, first-person perspective game that uses principles of narrative and creative arts therapies to encourage youth to reflect on, and create brief, developmentally-relevant narratives about, their life experiences. In this trial, investigators will conduct a two-arm, waitlist randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the Shadow's Edge game in promoting resilience and identify formation among AYACS. Participants will be 175 AYACS who receive clinical care in a large, pediatric cancer survivorship program. Data will be collected from medical records, mobile game play statistics, participant narratives and art created in the game platform, and participant responses to standardized assessments. Information gathered through this study will be used to establish initial game efficacy and to lead to Shadow's Edge game enhancements that will further improve acceptability and effectiveness of the game. The ultimate goal of this project is to provide a freely accessible, enjoyable and engaging self-led game that may bolster resilience resources, improve quality of life, and promote identity formation among adolescents and young adults with complex medical conditions.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04218682
- Collaborators
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Bonnie Essner, PhD Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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