New support program aims to ease emotional burden of advanced cancer
NCT ID NCT07639268
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This pilot study tests a support program called CASA for people with advanced cancer and their caregivers. The program includes five counseling sessions to help with spiritual well-being and emotional distress. Researchers will enroll 124 participants to see if the program is helpful and practical.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- support program (CASA)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a practical way to improve emotional and spiritual well-being for advanced cancer patients and their caregivers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not apply to everyone. The program may not show clear benefits or could feel burdensome to some participants.
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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 124 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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21 to 105 years
- 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: * Cancer patients must be stage III and IV solid tumor patients who report distress \>4 on the Distress Thermometer * Caregivers. Identified caregivers by distressed patients Exclusion Criteria: * diagnosed with a major disabling medical or psychiatric condition * unable to understand the consent procedure, or * too ill to participate, all as reported by the participant and/or determined by the investigator's judgment
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ponce Health Science University
Ponce, PR, 00716, Puerto Rico
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