Free money for cancer patients: $1,000 monthly cash cards tested in new study
NCT ID NCT06771739
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This pilot study will give 20 early-stage cancer patients a preloaded cash card with $1,000 each month. The goal is to see if this simple cash support can prevent financial hardship, like debt or missed rent, and improve treatment outcomes. Researchers will measure how many people join, stay, and complete surveys to decide if a larger study is possible.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- unrestricted cash payments (preloaded cash cards)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that giving cash directly to cancer patients reduces financial stress and may improve their health and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 20 people, so results may not apply to everyone. It tests feasibility, not whether cash actually improves health 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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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- 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 * Ability to understand English * Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Legally authorized representatives may sign and give informed consent on behalf of study participants * Within 90 days of a non-metastatic or early-stage solid tumor receiving or rescheduled to receive treatment in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant or definitive setting for curative intent. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-2 * Current cancer patient at PeaceHealth (Southwest Medical Center or St. Joes) * Not current Medicaid enrollee * Not enrolled in hospice * Screens positive for financial fragility
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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PeaceHealth Saint Joseph Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBellingham, Washington, 98225, United States
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PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center
RECRUITINGVancouver, Washington, 98664, United States
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PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center
RECRUITINGLongview, Washington, 98632, United States
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