LiveWell: An Adapted Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training Protocol for Patients Living With Metastatic Lung Cancer

Sex: All

Ages: 18 Years – N/A

Healthy volunteers: No

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 80

Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina

Summary

In this pilot randomized controlled trial, patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and at least mild distress (N=80) will be randomized to receive LiveWell, an adapted Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills Training protocol) or Usual Care. The investigators will evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of LiveWell to reduce distress (primary outcome) and improve psychological well-being, symptom burden, and quality of life (secondary outcomes). The investigators will explore emotion regulation as a potential mechanism of change.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 * AJCC Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer * Receiving treatment with non-curative intent * English proficiency * Able to provide informed consent * National Comprehensive Cancer Network distress screening score ≥ 3/10 Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive impairment * Untreated serious mental illness * Expected survival \< 6 months

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07177846). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.