Mental health check for sarcoma surgery: a new study tests early support
NCT ID NCT06129903
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether giving sarcoma patients early access to mental healthcare before and after surgery can help with depression, anxiety, and quality of life. About 60 adults with bone or soft tissue sarcoma who are scheduled for surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering will take part. Researchers will compare those who get early psychiatric referrals to those who do not, focusing on how practical and helpful the approach is.
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Study facts
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- 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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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18 years and older
- 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: * Age ≥18 years * Tissue diagnosis of primary bone or soft tissue sarcoma o Note: high suspicion of sarcoma on history and imaging acceptable, if reviewed and approved by the PI * Presenting to the Orthopaedic Surgery Service * Treatment plan includes surgery at MSK for treatment of the primary sarcoma * No previous treatment for sarcoma * Proficient in English * As determined by use of the Census-LEP question * The patient's response to the question: "How well do you speak English?" must be "very-well" for inclusion. Additionally, English must be identified as the patient's preferred language for discussing healthcare. Exclusion Criteria: * Significant psychiatric disturbance determined from self-report and/or chart review, sufficient, in the investigator's judgment, to preclude participation in the study" (e.g., underlying severe mental illness, h/o suicide attempts, or h/o psychiatric admissions) Clinical concern at the time of randomization of mental health urgency or emergency requiring evaluation; urgency and emergency will be defined as moderate or high scores, respectively, on the CSSR-S or according to the judgment of the orthopaedic physician evaluating the patient * Note: investigators considered exclusion of patients with no or mild symptoms of anxiety and depression, however due to risk of new symptoms arising during the course of treatment, risk of underreporting, risk of under detection, and given prior data on the high prevalence of symptoms, we elected to include all patients in this pilot study.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGMontvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activites)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGMiddletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All protocol activities)
RECRUITINGUniondale, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (Limited Protocol Activities )
RECRUITINGCommack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGHarrison, New York, 10604, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGBasking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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William Beaumont Army Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFort Bliss, Texas, 79918, United States
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