Nurse video visits help cancer patients after hospital discharge
NCT ID NCT05142345
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a program called CONTINUUM, where advanced cancer patients had a video visit with an oncology nurse within three days of leaving the hospital. The goal was to help patients feel more confident managing their health and improve communication with their care team. 286 patients took part, and the study measured changes in their confidence and quality of care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- video visit with an oncology nurse practitioner
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could improve how well advanced cancer patients manage their health after leaving the hospital.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but the intervention is a supportive service, not a treatment. It may not change the course of the disease.
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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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286 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Mar 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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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: * Age \>= 18 years * First unplanned admission since diagnosis of advanced cancer to to the oncology service at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) or the medicine service with oncology consultation * Known diagnosis of advanced breast, thoracic, genitourinary, gastrointestinal cancers, sarcoma, or melanoma * Receiving ongoing oncology care at MGH * Verbal fluency in English * Internet/wifi or telephone access * Residing in Massachusetts at the time of hospital discharge Exclusion Criteria: * Admitted electively * Discharged to a location other than home or expired during admission * Discharged with hospice services
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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