Can a simple social check improve leukemia care?
NCT ID NCT07671209
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether screening adults with leukemia for social needs (like housing or food) and offering early social work help is practical and helpful. About 80 newly diagnosed patients will either get the screening and consultation or usual care. The goal is to see if this approach is acceptable and can reduce distress and financial burden.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- social needs screening and early social work consultation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that addressing social needs early improves well-being and outcomes for leukemia patients, pointing toward more equitable cancer care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (80 people) testing feasibility, not effectiveness. It may not show clear benefits or be too narrow to apply broadly.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1\. Adult patients ≥18 years who are newly referred to the outpatient Adult Leukemia Treatment Program with the following diagnoses: 1. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) 2. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) 3. Intermediate or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), as defined by the revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R) and/or IPSS-molecular (IPSS-M) 4. Intermediate or high-risk chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) by the CMML-specific prognostic scoring system (CPSS-Mol) 5. Patients with lower risk MDS or CMML may also be included if baseline peripheral blood labs indicate anticipated transfusion dependence, defined as needing ≥2 units of red blood cells every 28 days 6. Patients with lower risk MDS or CMML may also be included if anticipated visits with the leukemia clinic exceed once per month by primary oncologist 2\. Ability to complete surveys in English, Spanish, or with assistance of an interpreter. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Adults unable to consent due to lack of capacity based on their leukemia clinician assessment. 2. Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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