New tool aims to improve talks between ovarian cancer patients and doctors
NCT ID NCT06543537
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a tool called CASI that helps ovarian cancer patients, their caregivers, and doctors set a shared plan for each visit. The goal is to see if using this tool is practical and helpful. About 112 people with advanced ovarian cancer and their caregivers will take part.
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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 112 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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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Female participants only
- 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.
Participant Inclusion Criteria: * At least 18 years old * Able to speak, understand, and respond to questions written in English * Willing to be audio recorded * Have a diagnosis of advanced ovarian cancer (defined as stage III, stage IV, or recurrent disease) * Be under the care of a participating clinician dyad * Be scheduled for chemotherapy during the recruitment period * Be signed up or willing to sign up for Patient Gateway Caregiver Inclusion Criteria: * At least 18 years old * Able to speak, understand, and respond to questions written in English * Willing to be audio recorded * Be a family member, partner, or friend of a patient participant with whom the patient participant discusses their cancer care Clinician Inclusion Criteria: * Be employed at DFCI as an oncologist, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant * Take care of at least 4 patients per month with advanced ovarian cancer (defined as stage III, stage IV, or recurrent disease) in the outpatient setting Participant Exclusion Criteria: * Age of \<18 years * Unable to consent
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Conditions
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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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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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