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Money stress and cancer: new study tests if monthly screening eases the burden

NCT ID NCT06963723

Symptom relief Sponsor: Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study looks at whether asking people with advanced cancer about their financial struggles each month can help reduce their worry and improve their quality of life. About 1,000 adults receiving treatment for advanced or metastatic cancer will be randomly assigned to either monthly digital financial hardship screening or usual care. The goal is to see if this simple check-in can make a real difference in how patients feel and cope.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Financial hardship screening and needs assessment
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show that regularly checking in on patients' financial struggles helps reduce their worry and improve their quality of life during cancer treatment.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively early-stage study focused on screening, not a direct treatment. It may not lead to clear improvements, and results might not apply to all cancer patients or settings.

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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

About 1,000 people

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

Started

Jul 2025

Expected to finish

Apr 2029

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.

Ages

21 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Minimum age of 21 2. Understands English and/or Spanish 3. Has a diagnosis of advanced/metastatic cancer 4. Currently undergoing systemic therapy (enteral or parenteral) with non-curative intent 5. Has been receiving treatment for at least 2 months 6. Life expectancy of at least 6 months, in the opinion of the treating oncologist 7. Cognitively able to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Under the age of 21 2. Does not understand English or Spanish 3. Has cognitive deficits that would preclude understanding of consent form and/or questionnaires 4. Undergoing treatment with curative intent (e.g., adjuvant chemotherapy for breast, lung, or ovarian cancer, primary curative therapy for testis cancer or lymphoma) 5. Not undergoing systemic therapy (enteral or parenteral) with non-curative intent 6. Receiving treatment for fewer than 2 months 7. Life expectancy is less than 6 months, in the opinion of the treating oncologist

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer Financial Stress metastatic malignant neoplasm Neoplasm Metastasis

As listed by the trial registrant

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Advanced cancer Metastatic cancer

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    7 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Dignity Health

    RECRUITING

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85004, United States

  • Gibbs Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States

  • New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA

    RECRUITING

    Concord, New Hampshire, 03301, United States

  • New York City Health and Hospitals

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10004, United States

  • Pan American Center for Oncology Trials

    RECRUITING

    San Juan, 00935, Puerto Rico

  • Sanford Health

    RECRUITING

    Fargo, North Dakota, 58102, United States

  • Solinsky Center for Cancer Care

    RECRUITING

    Manchester, New Hampshire, 03103, United States

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