Veterans with lung cancer get weekly check-in calls to boost quality of life
NCT ID NCT07219251
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether regular phone support from a trained lay health worker can improve quality of life for veterans with lung cancer. 194 veterans will either receive usual care or weekly calls for 6 months. The goal is to see if this extra support helps with healthcare planning, symptom management, and overall well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lay Health Worker (LHW) support
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that regular phone support from a trained non-medical helper improves quality of life for veterans with lung cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage behavioral study. The support may not lead to meaningful improvements, and results may not apply to non-veterans.
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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 194 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2032
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: 1. Veteran patients with diagnosis of any stage of lung cancer; 2. 18 years of age or older; 3. English- or Spanish-speaking; 4. can self-administer questionnaires in English or Spanish; 5. valid telephone number; 6. receiving oncology care at participating sites; 7. currently newly diagnosed or receiving or having completed systemic anti-cancer therapy and/or radiation therapy within 12 months, defined as oral, injection, or intravenous therapy (chemotherapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy) Exclusion Criteria: 1. no capacity to consent; 2. actively receiving hospice care
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS)
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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