Clinical trials: Cancer Support
Pediatric Cancer
Evaluating Supportive Care for Children With Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Survey Study of Pediatric Oncology Patients and Parents
Background: Palliative care, also known as comfort care, is intended to keep a patient comfortable by focusing on pain and symptom management to improve quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT01273194
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Prostate Cancer
Living Well on Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Approximately half of men treated for prostate cancer will be offered hormone deprivation therapy during their cancer experience.
- Trial name
- NCT02108613
- Testing
- Exercise Sessions, Nutrition Education, Peer Support Volunteer
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Gastro-Intestinal Disorder, Barrett Esophagus
Clinical Utility Evidence for TissueCypher®
Cernostics has developed a new diagnostic test, and this study will measure how gastroenterologists and foregut surgeons make diagnostic and treatment decisions when presented with different information in the context of…
- Trial name
- NCT05200325
- Testing
- Educational materials for TissueCypher
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Qure Healthcare, LLC
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Cancer Surveillance and Support
This project aims to enhance the support for patients with breast and bowel cancer after treatment. Current follow-up care includes either self-management with patient-initiated contacts (breast cancer) or scheduled hospital…
- Trial name
- CANVAS (NCT04749862)
- Testing
- Online symptom reporting
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 565 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Solid Tumor, Adult
Testing Two Different Intensities of an Intervention to Enhance REsilience and to Reduce SupportIve Care Needs in Cancer Patients
The aim of this phase II study is to test by feasibility and efficacy of two interprofessional supportive care interventions with different intensities to facilitate resilience in patients and thereby to reduce their unmet…
- Trial name
- RESIL (NCT03045003)
- Testing
- RESIL Intervention
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Manuela Eicher
Pediatric Cancer, Cancer-Related Distress
My Hospital Buddy Ida: AR-CBT for Children With Cancer
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an augmented reality (AR) mobile app-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program can help children aged 6 to 12 years who are being treated for cancer cope with…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Cancer, Cancer-Related Distress, Quality of Life, Anxiety
- Trial name
- AR-CBT (NCT07742059)
- Testing
- Augmented Reality-Supported CBT ("My Hospital Buddy Ida"), Standard CBT (Printed Workbook)
- Where
- 4 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Koç University
Neoplasms (Cancer / Tumors), Colorectal Neoplasms
A Preregistered Multi-Cohort Evaluation of the FATHOM AI System for Molecular Testing Prioritization to Support Clinical Trial Enrollment
Many clinical trials evaluating cancer treatments require patients to undergo testing for specific molecular markers as part of eligibility screening, typically using immunohistochemistry or sequencing.
- Conditions
- Neoplasms (Cancer / Tumors), Colorectal Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms, Endometrial Neoplasms
- Trial name
- FATHOM (NCT07814872)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Neoplasms, Social Skills
Peer Support Program in Cancer Patients Elkar Laguntza
In cancer patients, social support provided by partners, family and/or friends plays a key role in coping with the disease and reducing treatment-related distress.
- Conditions
- Neoplasms, Social Skills, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- ElkarLaguntz (NCT05077371)
- Testing
- Peer support program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Joana Perez Tejada
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
An Educational Intervention on Provider Knowledge for the Support of Cancer Survivors
This clinical trial utilizes the Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model to recruit, train, and support community healthcare providers in cancer survivorship best practices.
- Trial name
- NCT06062901
- Testing
- Educational Intervention, Interview, Survey Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Rituximab, Chemotherapy, and Filgrastim in Treating Patients With Burkitt's Lymphoma or Burkitt's Leukemia
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00039130
- Testing
- filgrastim, rituximab, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
A Web-Based Stem Cell Transplant Support System or Standard Care in Young Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant and Their Families
RATIONALE: A Web site for stem cell transplant health information and support may be effective in helping parents improve their health-related knowledge, skills, and quality of life, which may also improve their children's…
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00782145
- Testing
- educational intervention, informational intervention, internet-based intervention
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Colorectal Cancer
Efficacy of a Mobile Clinical Decision Support System (CaPtyVa CCR App) to Improve Performance of Gastroenterology and Coloproctology Specialists in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance According to Guideline Recommendations: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
This prospective study evaluates the use of a (Mobile Decision Support Systems), MDSS (CaPtyVa CCR app) in order to improves gastroenterology and coloproctology specialist's performance in CRC screening and surveillance according…
- Trial name
- NCT04389502
- Testing
- CaPtyVa app, Control group
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Aleman
CANCER
Clinical Benefits of Preoperative Nutrition Support With Enteral Immune-enhancing Formulas in Surgical Oncology
After surgical treatment, numerous trials using early postoperative enteral or parenteral nutritional support have been attempted, in order to reduce morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT01032512
- Testing
- SUPPORTAN + GLUTAMINE PLUS, NO PREOPERATIVE NUTRITION SUPPORT
- Where
- Chile
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Cervical Cancer
Multi-agent LLMs for Decision Support in Cervical Cancer During Pregnancy
The aim of this study is to develop an AI-assisted decision-making system based on multi-agent large language models and to evaluate its effectiveness and accuracy in the diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer during…
- Trial name
- NCT07318701
- Testing
- multi-disciplinary agents group, real MDT group, junor doctor group
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University
Parent-Child Relations, Parenting
Parental Support Intervention in the Oncological Context
Background: Cancer has a significant short and long-term impact on the family. Children of cancer patients may suffer from emotional, behavioral or somatic difficulties.
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations, Parenting, Communication Programs
- Trial name
- NCT03905278
- Testing
- Parental guidance
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aurore Liénard
Breast Cancer
Group Therapy for Primary Breast Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine whether women with primary breast cancer who were randomly assigned to receive a brief group therapy would show a greater reduction in mood disturbance over time compared to those…
- Trial name
- NCT00220792
- Testing
- Brief supportive-expressive group therapy
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Therapy-Associated Cancer
PainSquad+: A Smartphone App to Support Real-time Pain Management for Adolescents With Cancer
Adolescents with cancer (AWC) are in a unique developmental stage that may mean pain characteristics, the impact of pain, and pain treatment outcomes are different in adolescents compared to children and adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02901834
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Breast Cancer, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Randomized and Multicenter Study to Evaluate a Customizable Support Breast Cancer Material
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if a customizable support material allows to improve the knowledge about the stage and subtype of the disease, as well as the indicated treatments, in comparison with a…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Patient Empowerment, Patient Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT05798312
- Testing
- Customizable support material, Non-customizable support material
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Medicos e Investigadores en la Lucha contra el Cancer de Mama
Advanced Lung Cancer
Exercise, Nutrition, and Palliative Care in Advanced Lung Cancer (ENPAL)
Background: Evidence supports exercise and nutrition as beneficial for enhancing QOL in earlier stages of lung cancer; however, there is minimal research of either intervention - and none with combined interventions - in advanced…
- Trial name
- ENPAL (NCT04575831)
- Testing
- Exercise, Nutrition, and Palliative Symptom Management
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Mobile Application
TICOP Mobile App and E-platform: Providing Information and Support for Parents Caring for Their Child Cancer Survivor
This study aims to develop a mobile App (named "TICOP") for parents of a childhood cancer survivor and an E-Platform for health professionals which work in pediatric oncology area.
- Trial name
- TICOP (NCT03945032)
- Testing
- TICOP
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vander Haegen Marie