The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a $664,259 Project Grant under the Cancer Cause and Prevention Research (CFDA 93.393) program to Duke University. The grant is for the development and evaluation of the "AYA STEPS" digital health intervention, which aims to help adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors manage their symptoms and improve engagement with post-treatment care. The project involves a randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of the AYA STEPS...
This $162,190 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under CFDA 93.361 Nursing Research supports the development and pilot testing of a peer-led, web-based psychosocial support intervention for Black breast cancer survivors. The primary goal is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the intervention in reducing distress and improving health-related quality of life among this population, who experience...
This Project Grant award for $166,984 from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.395 - Cancer Treatment Research) supports efforts to increase enrollment of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients on clinical trials at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC) at Johns Hopkins University. The project will develop and implement an "AYA: ALERT, Young Adult Navigation, Alliance" system to identify eligible AYA patients, provide them with timely information about...
This Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.398 - Cancer Research Manpower) provides $161,432 to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to develop and evaluate a virtual, group-based expressive writing intervention for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors (AYACSS). The overarching goal is to enhance the quality of life and reduce stress among this population, who face multiple psychosocial disparities. The award will fund a 2-year research plan with the...
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a $191,700 Project Grant under the Cancer Research Manpower (CFDA 93.398) program to Northwestern University. The award titled "Applying the Multiphase Optimization Strategy to Develop and Test a Culturally-Relevant Digital Health Intervention Targeting HPV Vaccination Among U.S. Vietnamese" aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effects of four digital intervention components (expert video, self-persuasion, narrative...
This $254,604 federal Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) will support a research program focused on improving resilience and quality of life for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with non-malignant blood disorders. The key goals are to: 1) Determine the feasibility and acceptability of a novel, community-based collaborative care model to deliver a resilience-focused intervention for...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under CFDA 93.361 - Nursing Research, will support the development and evaluation of IMAAP, an interactive mobile asthma action plan. The $441,375 award, effective July 17, 2024 through May 31, 2026, aims to create an innovative technology that leverages objective lung function assessment, symptom reporting, and personalized treatment recommendations to empower adolescents, particularly those from...
This federal Project Grant award, titled "Designing for Sustainability: Co-Designing and Testing the Efficacy of a Web-Based Toolkit to Improve Cancer-Related Emotional Distress and Anxiety for Rural Older Cancer Survivors", is funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under CFDA 93.361 - Nursing Research. The key products and services to be delivered through this $1,655,744 grant, awarded on Sep 23, 2024, are: Adapting and enhancing a web-based toolkit called...
This $290,052 Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under the Cancer Cause and Prevention Research program (CFDA 93.393) supports the development and evaluation of a mobile-optimized intervention called PERCS-YA (Personalized Cancer Support for Young Adults) to reduce worry and distress among young adult cancer survivors. The award will fund stakeholder-engaged refinement of the PERCS-YA intervention, followed by a Phase II efficacy trial utilizing both a...
This $261,336 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) aims to refine and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a photo-elicitation intervention called "Photo-Experiencing and Reflective Listening (PEARL)" for promoting healing engagement among cisgender heterosexual, sexual minority, and transgender women survivors of gender-based violence. The key objectives are to 1) collaborate with a...
This $922,186 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361), is funding a pilot study to develop and test a digital intervention called AYA-NAV. The intervention aims to help adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors, particularly those from historically minoritized backgrounds, navigate financial and health-related social needs.
The project involves refining the intervention model through iterative co-design focus groups (Aim 1), conducting a pilot randomized trial to evaluate the feasibility of AYA-NAV (Aim 2), and exploring the preliminary impact of the 6-month digital intervention on AYA financial and global health outcomes compared to enhanced usual care (Aim 3). The project is being led by The Trustees of Columbia University and includes a sub-award to Northwestern University for expertise in human-centered design and behavioral science interventions.