Can free legal services ease the burden of colorectal cancer?
NCT ID NCT06475664
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tested whether offering free, personalized legal services to people with advanced colorectal cancer could help reduce stress, financial worries, and improve quality of life. Twenty participants received help from a nonprofit legal organization for six months. Researchers measured changes in stress, coping, and financial distress to see if this approach is feasible and helpful.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- personalized legal care services
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that legal support helps cancer patients feel less stressed and more in control of their finances and daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early pilot study with only 20 people and no comparison group. Results may not apply to everyone, and the main goal is just to see if the idea is feasible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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: * Diagnosis of advanced stage colorectal cancer. * Estimated life expectancy of over 6 months in the opinion of the treating oncologist. * 18 years of age or older at the time of consent. * Able to understand, speak, read, and write in English. * Able to provide voluntary written consent prior to the performance of any research related activity. Exclusion Criteria: * Lacks capacity to consent/has diminished capacity to consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, United States
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