Can a coordinated care program boost quality of life for cancer patients facing social hardships?
NCT ID NCT06326567
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program called Comprehensive Connected Cancer Care (C4) for people newly diagnosed with cancer who also have social needs (like trouble paying for medicine or getting to appointments). The program uses patient navigators, a digital needs assessment, and better communication training for healthcare teams to connect patients with support services. Researchers will measure whether the program improves quality of life and survival over one year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- C4 program (patient navigation, digital needs assessment, referral system, and skills training)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could become a model for improving cancer care coordination and quality of life for patients facing social challenges.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-site study testing a complex program, so results may not apply broadly. The program may not significantly improve survival or quality of life.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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: * Patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent cancer who have not initiated treatment of any kind, including surgery, medical management, and/or radiation * Patients with one reported social determinants of health (SDOH) need OR patients at high-risk for SDOH needs based on demographic information (racial \& ethnic minorities, medicaid/uninsured populations). * Willingness to provide informed consent to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Not able to understand and communicate in English * Unable and/or unwilling to access the internet on a phone, tablet, or computer
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Kentucky
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40506, United States
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