Status:
RECRUITING
Revealing Information Genuinely & Honestly Across Time - Communication Preferences Visit
Lead Sponsor:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Cancer
Communication
Eligibility:
All Genders
12+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to obtain insights and feedback from patients and parents about a new approach to support conversations about how cancer may affect one's future life and quality ...
Detailed Description
An estimated range of 52-85 total participants across all subject cohorts at St. Jude and participating affiliate sites, including 12-15 pediatric oncologists, 2-3 family units per participating oncol...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients
- Aged 12-25 years diagnosed with poor prognosis cancer (high risk or otherwise difficult to treat cancers), as defined by a pediatric oncologist estimating odds of overall survival as 50% or less
- Anticipated by a pediatric oncologist to have one or more disease re-evaluation timepoints over the next six months
- Not anticipated by a pediatric oncologist to approach end of life in the next three months
- Parents
- Aged 18 years or older and/or legally emancipated
- Parent or other self-identified caregiver of a patient of any age with poor prognosis cancer (as defined above)
- Oncologists
- Pediatric oncologists who treat eligible patients/caregivers at the study site, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (SJCRH) or its included affiliates:
- Peoria, IL: The Jim and Trudy Maloof St. Jude Midwest Affiliate Clinic
- Charlotte, NC: Novant Health Hemby Children's Hospital
- Shreveport, LA: Ochsner LSU Health-Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
- Communication Preferences Companions (CPCs)
- Multidisciplinary clinicians from a participant's psychosocial or nursing care team, identified by that participant to serve as their 'communication preferences companion' (CPC) during the pilot
- Provides clinical care to pediatric cancer patients under the auspices of psychology, social work, spiritual care, child life, cultural navigation, quality of life/palliative care, or nursing
Exclusion
- Does not meet the stated inclusion criteria
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 16 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06993688
Start Date
June 16 2025
End Date
November 1 2027
Last Update
September 22 2025
Active Locations (1)
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105