Do your Doctor's words affect your cancer stress? mayo clinic investigates
NCT ID NCT07325006
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This Mayo Clinic study looks at how doctors' actions and other factors during radiation treatment affect distress levels in cancer patients. Researchers will survey 5,000 adults with cancer to find out which physician behaviors increase or lessen distress. The goal is to improve patient care by understanding what helps or hurts emotionally during treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors learn which behaviors reduce or increase distress in cancer patients, leading to better communication and care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only gathers opinions and cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all cancer patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2030
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.
Who is studied
Cancer patients who are undergoing or have completed radiation therapy within the last 30 days at Mayo Clinic in Rochester
- 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: * Adult (age 18+ years old) * Must have a diagnosis of neoplasm * Must be actively undergoing radiation therapy (RT) or have completed RT within the last month at Mayo Clinic in Rochester * Able to read and write in English * Must have email and Mayo Clinic patient portal access Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have not yet started RT * Patients who have been seen in consultation but not recommended for radiation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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