Cognitive Impairment in GIST Patients on Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Improve Cognitive Symptoms (GIST-MAAT)

Cognitive Impairment in GIST Patients on Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Improve Cognitive Symptoms (GIST-MAAT)

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Recruiting

0

Start Date 01/12/2021

Age of Trial (yrs) 3.3

All

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Specifically GIST and only GIST

GIST-MAAT

University of Pittsburgh

Alicia Brindle 412-647-4817 alb330@pitt.edu Ella Choban chobanem@upmc.edu

Brief Summary:

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been found to be efficacious in the treatment of cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI). Memory and Attention Adaptation Training (MAAT) has been evaluated in previous clinical trials with samples of breast cancer survivors and found effective at reducing cancer-related cognitive impairment. MAAT has been demonstrated to be efficacious when it is delivered via videoconference.The use of telehealth delivery enhances access to cancer survivorship care and reduces time and travel burden among cancer survivors, especially those who live in rural and/or underserved areas where cancer survivor services are less available.

People with a diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors also experience self-reported cancer-related cognitive impairment. In order to determine if MAAT can sufficiently treat CRCI among people with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), we propose a trial of MAAT to determine its initial level of effectiveness in improving both self-reported cognitive impairments and objective neuropsychological test performance in GIST patients.