EMBody
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Harnessing Adaptive Body Mindsets to Improve Outcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors
IRAS ID
324319
Contact name
Lauren Heathcote
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 11 months, 28 days
Research summary
Survivors of childhood cancer experience impaired health-related quality of life, psychological distress, and pain. A previously developed body mindset intervention has improved health-related quality of life and symptom distress in adult cancer patients. In the current research, we will examine whether a body mindset intervention can instil adaptive body mindsets, boost resilience, and improve physical and psychological functioning in survivors of childhood cancer.
Survivors of childhood cancer will be randomised to the body mindset intervention or an active attention control group. The body mindset intervention aims to instil adaptive mindsets that the child’s body is resilient, working with them rather than against them, and is capable of healing after cancer treatment and that an experience of cancer can be an opportunity. Participants receiving the body mindset intervention will complete three modules over six-weeks consisting of short films and reflection exercises to guide participants to more adaptive mindsets. Participants in this group will also complete a range of questionnaires at baseline, weeks 2, 4, and 6, and at a 10-week, 3-month, and 12-month follow-up.
Participants in the active attention control group complete the same questionnaires at baseline, weeks 2, 4, and 6, and at a 10-week, 3-month and 12-month follow-up. The purpose of the active attention control group is to control for completing online surveys and engaging with the research team to receive surveys.Survivors aged 16-25 will be recruited from The Royal Marsden Hospital, University College London Hospital (UCLH), Oxford University Hospital (OUH) and University Hospital Southampton (UHS). Clinicians will screen medical records and contact those who are eligible to provide information about the study. Overall, we predict that the body mindset intervention will increase adaptive mindsets, reduce maladaptive mindsets, and improve health-related quality of life, resilience, psychological and physical functioning compared to the active attention control group.
REC name
London - South East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/LO/0087
Date of REC Opinion
19 Mar 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion