New program aims to break down barriers to cancer trial participation
NCT ID NCT06484595
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tested a program called GUIDE, which uses a trained navigator to help cancer patients overcome social and financial barriers to joining clinical trials. The study included 100 adults with cancer who were eligible for a trial and had at least one health-related social need. The goal was to see if the program is acceptable and feasible, with the hope of increasing diversity in cancer research.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Patient navigation program (GUIDE)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could help more people from diverse backgrounds participate in cancer clinical trials, making future treatments more inclusive.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not on proving that the program improves health outcomes. It may not work in larger or different settings.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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: * Patients ≥ 18 years of age * Identified as potentially eligible for an open clinical trial by clinical trial pre-screening * Have ≥ 1 health related social need, defined by * Food insecurity, housing instability, transportation challenges, or financial instability documented in the Supportive Cancer Care Questionnaire in Epic Electronic Medical Record (EPIC), OR * Concerns about insurance, cost of trial, additional trial visits, travel, transportation, childcare/eldercare, OR unable to take time off work, etc., as documented by clinical trial pre-screening (CTPS) or provider, OR * Medicaid insurance (including Medicaid pending) documented in EPIC, OR * Respond affirmatively (yes, maybe, possibly, I think so, etc.) to the social needs screening question asked by our Research Coordinator: "During your cancer treatment, are you interested in assistance with transportation, food, housing, financial resources, or other barriers to treatment?" * Able to speak English Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to speak English * Children, adolescents, and teens under the age of 18 years * Patients participating on clinical trials providing financial navigation, such as clinicaltrials.gov identifier (CT ID): NCT04960787 * Patients refusing to sign Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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