New phone programs ease cancer survivors' symptoms and distress
NCT ID NCT05360498
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two phone-based programs for cancer survivors and their caregivers to help manage physical and emotional symptoms after treatment ends. 555 survivors and their caregivers took part. The programs provided information and counseling to reduce distress and improve well-being, especially for those in rural areas with limited access to care.
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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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555 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 for the survivors: 1. age 18 or older 2. within 4 weeks of completing or within 2 years of having completed cancer treatment with curative intent 3. able to perform basic activities of daily living 4. cognitively oriented to time, place, and person (recruiter determined) 5. able to speak and understand English or Spanish 6. access to a telephone 7. has a caregiver who can be any relationship role (e.g., spouse, sibling, parent, friend) who can participate with them. Inclusion criteria for the caregivers: 1. age 18 or older 2. able to speak and understand English or Spanish 3. telephone access 4. not currently receiving counseling and/or psychotherapy 5. not currently treated for cancer Exclusion criteria for the survivors: 1. Less than 18 years of age 2. Diagnosis of psychotic disorder 3. Nursing home resident 4. Bedridden 5. Currently receiving counseling and/or psychotherapy Exclusion criteria for caregiver: 1. Less than 18 years of age 2. Currently treated for cancer to preserve the distinguishability of "survivor" and "caregiver" 3. Currently receiving counseling and/or psychotherapy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
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