Can better conversations about immunotherapy help patients?
NCT ID NCT05873608
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how patients and doctors discuss immunotherapy, a type of cancer treatment. Researchers want to find out where patients get their information, what they understand, and how doctors explain it. They will also test if educational videos can help patients learn more clearly. The goal is to improve communication and reduce misunderstandings.
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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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About 125 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2016
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * AIMS 1-3: All patients and providers who may have a discussion about immunotherapy at the Winship Cancer Institute * AIM 4: Any cancer patient
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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 places running it
2 sites. 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
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atlanta VA Medical Center
RECRUITINGDecatur, Georgia, 30033, United States
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Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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