New decision aid empowers thyroid cancer patients to choose their care path
NCT ID NCT03892993
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study creates and tests a decision aid for people with medullary thyroid cancer and their caregivers. The tool helps them discuss with their doctors whether to start or stop drugs, join clinical trials, or continue active monitoring. About 120 participants, including patients, caregivers, and providers, will help refine the aid to ensure it presents options clearly and fairly.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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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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: * Aged 18 years old or older * Have or will face(d) this decision, including: Patient/survivor - who has medullary thyroid carcinoma, as determined by a clinician or documented in the Genetics of Endocrine Neoplasia Registry or sporadic (medullary thyroid carcinoma) MTC database; Caregiver/family member - of patient/survivor who has medullary thyroid carcinoma, as nominated by the patient/survivor; and Provider - who treats patients/survivors who have medullary thyroid carcinoma, as described above * Able to speak, read, and write English * Pregnant patients are included Exclusion Criteria: --Individuals with cognitive or psychological impairment (e.g., depression, anxiety, severe mental illness; as documented in the registry)
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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
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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