Can a simple screening help cancer patients get mental health support?
NCT ID NCT07117461
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a program that screens cancer patients for emotional distress and refers them to mental health services if needed. It involves 50 English- or Spanish-speaking adults with new solid tumor cancers at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. The goal is to see if such a program can work in busy safety net hospitals that serve diverse, underserved communities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NCCN Distress Thermometer (a simple distress scale)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could help more cancer patients get the mental health support they need, especially those from underserved communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to all cancer patients. It focuses on feasibility, not on proving that the program 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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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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: * New or recurrent solid tumor cancer diagnosis (per EMR) * Treated or will be treated at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (per EMR) * Has a NCCN DT score of 0 through 10 (per EMR) * Age ≥ 18 years (per EMR or self-report) * English- or Spanish preferred language for healthcare (per self-report) * Able to provide consent (per completion of consent) Exclusion Criteria: * In the provider or investigative teams' judgement, cognitively not intact to participate in the study (per EMR or investigative team)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medisys Health Network (Data Collection Only)
RECRUITINGRichmond Hill, New York, 11418, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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