New program aims to help parents with advanced cancer support their kids
NCT ID NCT05477784
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two educational programs for parents with late-stage cancer who have children aged 5 to 17. The programs were designed to improve parent-child relationships and boost parents' confidence in talking about cancer with their kids. Researchers hoped to reduce anxiety and depression in both parents and children. The trial was terminated early, so the full results are not available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Educational program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could provide a practical way to help parents with advanced cancer support their children's emotional health and reduce family distress.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early, so results may be limited. The programs are educational and may not work for all families or change medical outcomes.
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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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174 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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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23 to 68 years
- 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: * Parents with any type of late-stage, non-curable cancer (determined by TNM stage IV cancer for solid tumors or 2 or more cycles of treatment failure with disease relapse in non-solid tumors) * All therapies are allowable * 23 years (yr.) to 68 yr. Age restriction exists for the patient based on parent having a child ages 5-17 * Patient must have a child (5yr. -17 yr.) living in the home at least 50% of the time and residential with non-ill parent or parent surrogate * Read and write English as one of their languages of choice * Have access to a telephone * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Read and write English as one of their languages of choice Exclusion Criteria: * Patient is in hospice at time of enrollment * Non-ill co-parent does not consent to join study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington, 98115, United States
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Georgetown University
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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