New program aims to help community clinics better care for cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT06883838
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a program to help community health clinics provide better follow-up care for cancer survivors. The program includes training for clinic staff, tracking of patients' cancer history, and coordinating care. Researchers will study whether this approach improves screening for new cancers and patient-clinician communication. Over 5,500 survivors and clinic staff are taking part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Survivorship care delivery intervention (training, tracking, and care coordination)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical model for community clinics to better monitor and support cancer survivors, potentially improving long-term health outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an implementation study, not a test of a new drug or treatment. The intervention may not significantly improve outcomes, and results may not apply to all clinic settings.
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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 5,584 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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.
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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 (participants): -at least one visit to the Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the prior year Exclusion Criteria (participants): \- no history of cancer recorded in the problem list or past medical history in the medical record Inclusion Criteria (clinicians): -employed clinicians (e.g. physicians, nurses, pharmacists, or other allied health professionals) and non-clinician staff of the participating CHC clinics
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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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The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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