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Examining an App-based Mental Health Intervention for Cancer Patients and Caregivers

What is being tested

IntelliCare + Phone Coaching

Behavioral

Who is being recruted

Anxiety Disorders+2

+ Behavior

+ Mental Disorders

Over 18 Years

+5 Eligibility Criteria

See all eligibility criteria

How is the trial designed

Supportive Care Study

Interventional

Study Start: March 2018

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Summary

Principal SponsorUniversity of Virginia

Study ContactPhilip Chow, PhDMore contacts

Last updated: January 27, 2026

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Study start date: March 27, 2018

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Cancer patients and/or their caregivers will receive access to the mobile app suite, IntelliCare, as well as phone coaching that will focus on how to use the apps. IntlliCare is composed of separate apps that each target a specific aspect of mental health (e.g., reducing worry). The apps are interactive and designed for users to engage in short time bursts (e.g., less than a minute). IntelliCare was originally designed to be paired with phone coaching that focuses on how to use the apps and overcome barriers to usage.

Official TitleExamining an App-based Mental Health Intervention for Cancer Patients and Caregivers

NCT03488745

Principal SponsorUniversity of Virginia

Study ContactPhilip Chow, PhDMore contacts

Last updated: January 27, 2026

Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Design Details

50 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Supportive Care Study

These studies explore ways to improve comfort and daily life for people living with a condition. They may focus on easing symptoms, reducing treatment side effects, or supporting overall well-being.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Conditions

Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Anxiety DisordersBehaviorMental DisordersBehavioral SymptomsDepression

Criteria

3 inclusion criteria required to participate

Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits and study procedures.

Caregiver/support person of patient undergoing treatment for cancer in the Breast Care Clinic OR patient undergoing treatment for cancer in the Breast Care Clinic

Owns a smart phone or they are willing to carry one during the study if one is provided.

2 exclusion criteria prevent from participating

Non-English Speaker

Under 18 years old

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.

Treatment Groups

Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental

Participants will receive IntelliCare apps with phone coaching for 7 weeks. In this arm, participants will pick two IntelliCare apps to use every week. Participants will receive a phone coaching call before they use the apps, for approximately 30 minutes, as well as 3 weeks after initiating app use (10 minute call).

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Recruiting

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, United StatesOpen University of Virginia in Google Maps

SuspendedOne Study Center