A Study Evaluating the Integrative Medicine at Home (IM@HOME) Program in People With Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

About this trial

The overarching long-term goal of the Integrative Medicine for Patient-reported Outcomes Values and Experience (IMPROVE) research program is to evaluate whether integrating a virtual mind-body programming, Integrative Medicine at Home (IM@Home), will improve patient perceived values, outcomes, and experiences as they undergo systemic cancer treatment such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted agents, cytoreductive surgery.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 18 years or older

Karnofsky score 60 or greater

Life expectancy greater than six months

English speaking

Disqualifiers

Cognitive impairment that would preclude response to study assessments or require the use of Legally Authorized Representatives

Unwilling to accept random assignment

Concurrently enroll onto ongoing competing trials of integrative medicine interventions with symptom/toxicity as primary outcome. Note, however, patient will be allowed to enroll on other therapeutic protocols

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • IM@Home
  • Enhanced usual care

Treatment groups

480 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups