Web-Based Coping and Communication Skills Intervention in Improving Psychological Adaptation in Patients With Gynecological Cancer

Web-Based Coping and Communication Skills Intervention for Women Who Are Newly Diagnosed With Gynecological Cancer: A Pilot Study

This pilot clinical trial studies how well web-based coping and communication skills intervention works in improving psychological adaptation in patients with gynecological cancer. Web-based intervention, such as coping and communication skills intervention, may help doctors to get a better understanding of ways to help gynecological cancer patients cope with their cancer experience.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To examine the feasibility and acceptability of an online coping and communication skills intervention (CCI).

II. To collect pilot data on the impact of online CCI on global and cancer-specific distress.

OUTLINE:

Patients complete 3 modules of online CCI intervention.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 2 months.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Newly diagnosed with any stage of primary ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, or primary fallopian tube cancer in the past 6 months
• Newly diagnosed with high grade stage 2, any grade stage 3 or higher endometrial cancer in the past 6 months
• Newly diagnosed with stage 2 or higher cervical cancer within the past 6 months
• Newly diagnosed with any stage uterine cancer (both sarcoma and carcinosarcoma) in the past 6 months
• At the time of recruitment the patient is on active treatment defined as either currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation or less than 6 months post-cancer surgery
• At the time of recruitment, a Karnofsky performance status of 80 or above or an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) (80) score of 0 or 1
• English speaking
• Has internet access
• Must give informed consent within 6 months of diagnosis