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Can a simple screening tool help cancer centers support families better?

NCT ID NCT04446728

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Nemours Children's Clinic Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study compares two strategies for helping pediatric cancer centers use the Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT), a questionnaire that identifies family emotional, social, and practical needs after a child's cancer diagnosis. Eighteen cancer programs across the U.S. are randomly assigned to receive either a basic training webinar or enhanced support including a local champion and monthly calls. The goal is to see which approach leads to more families being screened and better staff engagement, without directly treating the cancer itself.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT) screening and implementation strategies (training webinar, champion, consultation calls)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show the best way for cancer centers to routinely screen families for emotional and social needs, leading to better support for children with cancer and their families.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage implementation study (18 sites) focused on process, not patient health outcomes. Results may not apply to all centers, and the screening tool itself may not improve care if follow-up resources are limited.

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Study facts

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

Phase

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

18 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2021

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Sites were selected in advance based on data collected in a previous study regarding psychosocial staffing in the pediatric cancer program. * Sites that were at or above the median for size of their psychosocial staff were eligible. - -- * Site selection took into consideration number of new pediatric cancer patients annually, geographical representation and sites with significant proportions of Spanish speaking families and/or families of low socioeconomic status. Exclusion Criteria: \- Sites with psychosocial staffing below the median in the prior study were not eligible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

childhood malignant neoplasm neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Pediatric cancer

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Nemours Children's Health

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19083, United States

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