Development and Pilot Trial of Focused ACT (FACT) for Patients With Advanced Cancer (NCT07105033)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
To learn about the effects of an intervention program called Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) on the level of anxiety patients diagnosed with cancer feel about death. To learn if an intervention program called Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT), designed to help reduce death-related anxiety, is effective and acceptable to patients diagnosed with advanced cancer.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (9 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (5 items).
Location: The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- ECOG performance status \>=3 "capable of only limited selfcare; confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours"
- Currently participating in regular psychotherapy (patient defined)
- Documented out of hospital DNR (do not resuscitate) orders
- Presence of active suicidal ideation or need for a higher level of care (as determined by Supportive Care physician or licensed mental health clinician).
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.