Money worries weigh on cancer patients: new program offers help

NCT ID NCT04931251

First seen Jan 11, 2026 · Last updated Jun 19, 2026 · Updated 30 times

Summary

This study tested a financial navigation program to help cancer patients in rural and non-rural North Carolina deal with the high costs of care. 258 adults with cancer and significant financial distress took part. The program aimed to reduce financial toxicity and improve quality of life by providing guidance on managing expenses.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Carteret Health Care Cancer Center

    Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557, United States

  • NC Basnight Cancer Hospital

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States

  • Novant Health

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28207, United States

  • Pardee UNC Health Care, Pardee Cancer Center

    Hendersonville, North Carolina, 28739, United States

  • The Outer Banks Hospital

    Nags Head, North Carolina, 27959, United States

  • UNC Lenoir Cancer Care Services

    Kinston, North Carolina, 28501, United States

  • Vidant Medical Center, Cancer Center

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer carcinoma Financial Stress neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.