NCT07454460NARecruiting

AYA-PeerConnect: A Communication Coaching Intervention for Adolescent/Young Adult Cancer Survivors (AYACS)

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Start Date

4/14/2026

Completion Date

7/30/2026

Summary

This research is being done to test a communication coaching intervention pilot designed to improve communication quality between adolescent/young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) and their friends/peers. The results of the study will help to understand how to best support adolescent/young adult cancer survivors, and may inform the development or future implementation of similar programs for cancer survivor populations.

Detailed Description

This study is being done to test a communication coaching intervention designed to improve communication quality between adolescent/young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) and their friends/peers. The results of the study will help to understand how to best support adolescent/young adult cancer survivors, and may inform the development or future implementation of similar programs for cancer survivor populations.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to 35 years

Inclusion Criteria: * Participant is currently ≥18-35 years old * Participant is receiving cancer-directed care at Penn State Cancer Institute or Penn State Children's Hospital * Participant has completed all cancer-directed therapy and is at least 1 year from end of cancer treatment (based on date of last cancer-directed treatment) * Participant has access to a computer with internet capability * Participant is fluent in written and spoken English Exclusion Criteria: * Participant is not fluent in written and spoken English * Participant with cognitive inability to participant in the study as determined by the study team * Participants with history of relapsed cancer

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Asynchronous coaching and artificial intelligence (AI) Yoodli coach sessions

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Conditions

CommunicationAnxietyDepressionSocial Isolation

Locations

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033

United States