Study protocol: a randomized control trial of African American families fighting parental cancer together.

ABSTRACT:

Background

African American adults experience a disproportionate burden and increased mortality for most solid tumor cancers and their adolescent children are negatively impacted by the illness experience. The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of a culturally sensitive family-based intervention program developed for African American families coping with solid tumor parental cancer using an intention-to-treat approach. Primary outcome is adolescent depressive symptoms at end of treatment.

Methods

A sample of 172 African American families will be enrolled from two diverse oncology centers (Helen Graham Cancer Center in Newark, DE, and Kimmel Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA). Eligible families will be randomized either to a 5-session interv

SUBMITTER: McKinney NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6245616 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature