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SibACCESS: Developing a Telehealth Intervention to Address Unmet Psychosocial Needs of Siblings of Children With Cancer
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating SibACCESS for Siblings and 3 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 6 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study aims to address barriers to psychosocial care for siblings of children with cancer by piloting a group-based telehealth program for adolescent siblings of youth with cancer. The pilot trial will be preceded by a treatment development stage during which study staff will interview English- and Spanish-speaking families and psychosocial providers to assess preferences for program content, format, timing, and cultural feasibility and acceptability, while considering ideas to minimize participation barriers. Information from interviews will inform any revisions to the proposed pilot program. Then, the new SibACCESS program will be tested with a small group of families located in Massachusetts, Delaware, or Rhode Island using video-teleconferencing technology. Families will complete exit interviews to assess program acceptability and perceived benefits.
Study Details
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Interventions
The primary goal of the SibACCESS program is to increase siblings' exposure to and opportunity to process cancer-related cues to decrease onset or intensification of posttraumatic stress. The program is focused on siblings, with a brief parent education component. Parents will receive psychoeducation and brief skills training to support siblings enrolled in the program. Siblings will participate in 7 group sessions and one individual session in which they will learn skills and strategies to confront information about cancer and tolerate uncomfortable thoughts and feelings related to cancer, and thereby reduce avoidance of cancer-related emotions.