200 cancer patients to help map clinic care processes
NCT ID NCT05095948
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how cancer care is provided in oncology and supportive care clinics. Researchers will collect feedback from 200 adults with advanced solid tumors to better understand and improve care delivery. The goal is to help doctors learn from patient experiences, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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.
Who is studied
Patients within 6 months of diagnosis of metastatic (or stage IV) solid malignancies
- 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: * Within 6 months of diagnosis of metastatic (or stage IV) solid malignancies * Age 18 or greater * English speaking * Follow-up clinic visit (Supportive Care and Medical Oncology Outpatient Clinics at MD Anderson Cancer Center) * Medical oncologist listed as the attending physician * COHORT A (Oncology team only cohort): Patients should not have been referred to palliative care services at MD Anderson Cancer Center * COHORT B (Oncology team and specialist palliative care cohort): Patients should have an upcoming specialist palliative care follow-up visit within 1 week of a medical oncology visit Exclusion Criteria: * Delirium (Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale \[MDAS\] \>= 13/30) * Significant hearing impairment requiring multiple repetitions during the screening process (that may prolong clinic time)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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