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An online randomized controlled trial, with or without problem-solving treatment, for long-term cancer survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation

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Syrjala, Karen L., Yi, Jean C., Artherholt, Samantha B., Romano, Joan M., Crouch, Marie-Laure, Fiscalini, Allison S., Hegel, Mark T., Flowers, Mary E. D. +2 more·2018·Journal of Cancer Survivorship

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Purpose This randomized controlled trial examines the efficacy of INSPIRE, an INternet-based Survivorship Program with Information and REsources, with or without problem-solving treatment (PST) telehealth calls, for survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT).Methods All adult survivors who met eligibility criteria were approached for consent. Participants completed patient-reported outcomes at baseline and 6 months. Those with baseline impaired scores on one or more of the outcomes were randomized to INSPIRE, INSPIRE + PST, or control with delayed INSPIRE access. Outcomes included Cancer and Treatment Distress, Symptom Checklist-90-R Depression, and Fatigue Symptom Inventory. Planned analyses compared arms for mean change in aggregated impaired outcomes and for proportion of participants improved on each outcome.Results Of 1306 eligible HCT recipients, 755 (58%) participated, and 344 (45%) had one or more impaired scores at baseline. We found no reduction in aggregated outcomes for either intervention (P > 0.3). In analyses of individual outcomes, participants randomized to INSPIRE + PST were more likely to improve in distress than controls (45 vs. 20%, RR 2.3, CI 1.0, 5.1); those randomized to INSPIRE alone were marginally more likely to improve in distress (40 vs. 20%, RR 2.0, CI 0.9, 4.5).Conclusions The INSPIRE online intervention demonstrated a marginal benefit for distress that improved with the addition of telehealth PST, particularly for those who viewed the website or were age 40 or older.Implications for cancer survivors Online and telehealth programs such as INSPIRE offer opportunities to enhance HCT survivorship outcomes, particularly for mood, though methods would benefit from strategies to improve efficacy.

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  • Neither of these trials included participants above a threshold for depressive symptoms.

    “However, neither of these trials included participants above a threshold for depressive symptoms.”

    From Management of Anxiety and Depression in Adult Survivors of Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update (2023) · cites this paper as [103]

    The Methods (Measures; page unavailable) define a depression-score threshold of >1.0. The Methods (Procedure) say participants with impaired depression scores were included and randomized, and the Results report outcomes for participants with impaired depression scores at baseline. Thus, the claim is contrary to what this cited trial reports; this paper does not establish anything about the other trial. (LLM, conf=0.91)

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  • Some studies with null effects were of lower methodological quality and/or potentially hampered by using an enhanced TAU control rather than a TAU control.

    “Some studies with null effects were of lower methodological quality 103,105 and/or potentially hampered by using an enhanced TAU control rather than a TAU control.69,98”

    From Management of Anxiety and Depression in Adult Survivors of Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update (2023) · cites this paper as [103]

    The Results (Primary Outcome Analysis; page unavailable) report no difference between arms on the aggregated outcome, supporting the reference to a null effect. But Methods (Procedure; page unavailable) describes the control as receiving delayed INSPIRE access after the six-month assessment, not as an enhanced treatment-as-usual control; the paper does not suggest that such a control hampered the results. The lower-methodological-quality clause is attached to different citations. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Trials of problem-solving therapies alone or behavior change programs did not show a statistically significant benefit for depression.

    “Trials of problem-solving therapies alone, 103 or behavior change programs 72 did not show a statistically significant benefit for depression.”

    From Management of Anxiety and Depression in Adult Survivors of Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update (2023) · cites this paper as [103]

    The Results (Planned Secondary Analyses of Individual Outcomes; page not supplied) report no difference from controls in depressive-symptom improvement for either intervention arm. However, this trial tested an online program alone or combined with problem-solving treatment, not problem-solving therapy alone. The separately cited behavior-change-program claim is outside this source’s attribution. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Syrjala, K. L., Yi, J. C., Artherholt, S. B., Romano, J. M., Crouch, M.-L., Fiscalini, A. S., Hegel, M. T., Flowers, M. E. D., Martin, P. J., & Leisenring, W. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Washington (US)
  • Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Dartmouth College (US)
Corresponding author
Syrjala, Karen L.
Venue
Journal of Cancer Survivorship
Published
2018-05-05
Volume
12
Issue
4
Pages
560-570
ISSN
  • 1932-2259 (ISSN-L)
  • 1932-2267
OpenAlex
W2801232690
Cited by
76
References
84
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Cancer Survivorship (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (R01 CA112631, R01 CA160684, R01 CA215134)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
Keywords
cancer survivors, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, online intervention, problem-solving therapy, telemedicine, cancer-related distress, depression, fatigue, survivorship care, patient-reported outcomes
MeSH terms
Cancer Survivors, Survivorship, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Depression, Fatigue, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Problem Solving, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Telemedicine, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematologic Neoplasms, Internet, Young Adult

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