The Adult Survivorship Program is an umbrella for many different types of research regarding the care and outcomes of cancer patients and survivors. Please see here a description of our ongoing research and current opportunities to participate in studies.
We recently hired a full-time, Survivorship Clinical Research Coordinator who works on several different Survivorship research studies.
Priscila Perez, Survivorship Program Clinical Research Coordinator
Sleep Treatment Education Program for Young Adult Cancer Survivors (STEP-YA) The Sleep Treatment Education Program for Young Adult Cancer Survivors (STEP-YA), is a study of online education to help cancer survivors age 20-39 who have completed their treatment and are still experiencing insomnia. The purpose of the study is to learn if a single online education session, either with or without two telephone coaching sessions, can help improve survivors’ sleep. Participants in this study will first complete health questionnaires and then be randomized to the STEP-YA session either alone or with coaching phone calls one and two weeks later. STEP-YA is delivered by an instructor over videoconference and teaches survivors how to make changes to their sleep habits and health behaviors to improve their sleep. Participants will also complete questionnaires at the time of their session and again 1 and 2 months later and will receive up to $60 in gift cards for completing all surveys. Watch our short 90 second video and check out more information at www.stepforsleep.com.
If you would like to participate or have questions about this study, contact a study coordinator at 617-582-8260 or STEP@dfci.harvard.edu and a member of the study team will respond. You will be asked a few questions to determine whether you are eligible for this study.
Inclusion Criteria for the Study
Age 20-39
Cancer diagnosis (except NMSC) ≥ 1 year prior
No cancer therapy in the past four months & no future cancer therapy planned (excepting chemoprevention)
Read and write in English
Significant insomnia
If you would like to participate or have questions about this study, contact a study coordinator at 617-582-8260 or STEP@dfci.harvard.edu and a member of the study team will respond. You will be asked a few questions to determine whether you are eligible for this study.
Exercise/Healthy Living Studies
Exercise Research Opportunities for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors: If you’re currently undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, you may be eligible for a study investigating whether high-intensity interval training can help improve cognitive function. You may be able to join this study if:
You are scheduled to receive (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy for stage I-III breast cancer
You do not exercise more than 60 minutes a week
If you are a breast cancer survivor, you may be eligible for one of two studies. 1) A study to investigate whether exercise can improve fat tissue inflammation; 2) a study to investigate if exercise can lessen risk factors related to coronary artery disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes in Latinas. You may be able to join one of these studies if:
You have completed treatments to treat stage I-III breast cancer
You do not exercise more than 60 minutes a week
You self-identify as Latina (only necessary for one of the two studies)
If you are interested in participating in any of these studies or would like to learn more about them, please emailmaryk_norris@dfci.harvard.edu.
Fatigue Study Improving Patient-Important Outcomes with Testosterone Replacement in Hypogonadal Men with a Prior History of Cancer Men age 18-50 years who are cancer survivors are needed for a 9-month study evaluating the effects of testosterone replacement on fatigue, sexual function, muscle strength and quality of life.
You may be eligible to participate in this study:
If you are a cancer survivor
If you received chemotherapy or radiation therapy in the past
If your cancer is in remission for at least a year
Financial compensation up to $700, free parking and meal vouchers are provided For more information: 1-617-525-8407, Email: hkackley@bwh.harvard.edu; Download the Study Brochure