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Can couples coping together ease the burden of advanced cancer?

NCT ID NCT07664579

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether a program called 'Couples Coping Together Against Cancer' is helpful and practical for people with advanced cancers like stage IV breast cancer, glioblastoma, or lung cancer, and their partners. Researchers at City of Hope will enroll 160 couples to see if they stick with the program and find it useful. The goal is to improve emotional support and quality of life, not to treat the cancer itself.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this program could offer a practical, supportive model to help couples cope better with advanced cancer together.
What could go wrong
This is an early feasibility study, not a treatment trial. It may not show clear benefits or be widely applicable beyond the study setting.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 160 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jul 2024

Expected to finish

Nov 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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.

Who is studied

Patients with glioblastoma, breast cancer, lung cancer, or other cancer, their partners, and their providers

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Have received a diagnosis of a primary brain tumor (glioblastoma), or other cancers (breast, lung, etc.) * Are new patients to City of Hope (COH) (all sites) or receive at least some of their care at City of Hope- Duarte Campus (care is defined as: procedures, consults, laboratories, imaging, surgery, and/or treatment) * The patient is in a committed relationship/partnership with a partner and the partner is available and willing to participate * Are English or Spanish speaking * ≥ 18 years of age * Have access to a smartphone, computer/laptop or internet connection to complete all study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Significant cognitive impairment * Inpatient psychiatric treatment for severe mental illness or overt signs of severe psychopathology (e.g., psychosis) * Visual, hearing, voice, or motor impairment that prevents completion of study procedures as evidenced by clinical judgment * Committed partners will be excluded from the study if they: * Refuse to complete informed consent * Have cognitive impairment * Have severe mental illness that would prevent informed consent and completion of study activities as evidenced by clinical judgment

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast carcinoma breast neoplasm cancer glioblastoma lung carcinoma lung neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anatomic stage IV breast cancer ajcc V8 Glioblastoma Lung carcinoma Malignant solid neoplasm Metastatic breast carcinoma

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • City of Hope Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Duarte, California, 91010, United States

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