About this trial

The goal of this feasibility study is to learn if a brief meaning-making wellness intervention based on Viktor Frankl's Existential Psychology works to improve fatigue levels in Young Adult Cancer Survivors (YACS) who have completed primary treatment. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* What would be the recruitment and retention rates? * What might the feedback from participants be? * Could there be any effects on fatigue and other related symptoms? Researchers will compare meaning-making to usual care (no intervention) to see if meaning-making works to improve fatigue and other symptoms in YACS.

Participants will:

* Complete questionnaires (self-reported outcome measures) at baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and at 1-month follow-up. * Attend an in-person, two-session brief meaning-making program

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Cancer survivors currently aged 18-39, including who are currently either cancer-free, in remission, or receiving maintenance therapy.

Having completed primary cancer treatment for at least about 2 months.

Able to speak, read, and comprehend Cantonese, and able to comprehend English.

Ambulatory

Disqualifiers

Current severe or untreated psychiatric disorder that would preclude participation in class activities.

Displaying any psychotic symptoms which would hinder class participation.

Having physical, sensory disabilities or cognitive impairment that would preclude face-to-face class. attendance and group-based interaction.

Unwilling to accept randomization.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

Meaning-making
Other intervention
The proposed intervention will be an in-person, group-based, meaning-making wellness programme (two sessions, each 2 to 3-hr long), for Young Adult Cancer Survivors. Intervention content will be based on core philosophical tenets and concepts of Viktor Frankl's Existential Psychology. Activities include didactic teaching, group discussions, as well as reflective activities through audio-visual media such as visual stories, games, photos, videos and music. The intervention does not involve psychotherapy. Intervention development process will be guided by a Faculty Member of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy. Intervention will be delivered by a University lecturer upon completion of 105 hours of training as part of a certificate program at the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy. Throughout the study period, the interventionist will receive ongoing supervision from a locally registered counselling psychologist in Hong Kong.

Treatment groups

50 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: Meaning-makingExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Fatigue

The Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) is used for assessing Fatigue levels. Scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater severity of Fatigue.

Time frame

Baseline

2

Fatigue

The Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) is used for assessing Fatigue levels. Scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater severity of Fatigue.

Time frame

1-week Post-intervention

3

Fatigue

The Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) is used for assessing Fatigue levels. Scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater severity of Fatigue.

Time frame

1-month Follow-up

Secondary outcomes

1

Depression

The Depression subscale of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) is used for assessing Depressive Symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater severity of Depressive Symptoms.

Time frame

Baseline

2

Depression

The Depression subscale of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) is used for assessing Depressive Symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater severity of Depressive Symptoms.

Time frame

1-week Post-intervention

3

Depression

The Depression subscale of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) is used for assessing Depressive Symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater severity of Depressive Symptoms.

Time frame

1-month Follow-up

4

Anxiety

The Anxiety subscale of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-A) is used for assessing Anxiety Symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater severity of Anxiety Symptoms.

Time frame

Baseline

Brief Meaning-making for Young Adult Cancer Survivors

About this trial

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Disqualifiers

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Treatment groups

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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