New program aims to bridge the trust gap between oncologists and latino patients
NCT ID NCT07576530
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a program called HOLA that teaches oncologists special communication skills to build better relationships with their Latino patients who have advanced cancer. Researchers will compare how strong the bond is between doctors who take the training and those who don't. The goal is to see if the program is practical and helpful for improving trust and understanding in cancer care.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 32 people
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- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 89 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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. identifying as ethnically Latino; 2. locally advanced or metastatic cancer (pancreaticobiliary, esophagogastric, hepatocellular carcinoma, lung, or gynecological cancer) AND have experienced disease progression on at least first-line chemotherapy 3. ability to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. not fluent in English or Spanish; 2. severely cognitively impaired (as measured by Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire scores of \< 6 during screening); 3. too ill or weak to complete the interviews (as judged by interviewer); 4. children and young adults under age 21 5. patients deemed inappropriate for the study by their treating oncologist.
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Locations
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States
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