Matching cancer survivors to the right level of support
NCT ID NCT07830368
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong are evaluating a survivorship program that sorts cancer patients into moderate or high needs after treatment. People with moderate needs receive weekly or bi-weekly e-intervention videos on managing distress and weight, with peer volunteers or research assistants checking in. People with high needs receive a more intensive version. The study measures how many eligible patients get assessed and referred, whether staff and volunteers adopt the program, and how patients fare on symptom distress, weight, quality of life, and lifestyle habits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a need-based survivorship program with e-intervention videos and peer support
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give cancer clinics a practical way to match survivors to the right level of support after treatment, from self-help videos to more intensive help.
- What could go wrong
- This is an implementation study, not a test of whether the program itself cures or treats cancer. It may show that patients do not take up referrals, that staff cannot deliver the program as planned, or that benefits seen in one health system do not carry over to others.
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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 12,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2032
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
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: (Cancer patients) * Chinese/English speaking adult cancer patients aged 18 years or older * Within three years post-treatment attending the specialized outpatient clinics for surveillance Exclusion Criteria: (Cancer patients) * Non-Chinese or non-English speaking * Childhood cancer survivors * More than three years post-treatment * and/or unable to provide informed consent Inclusion Criteria: (Peer volunteers) * Aged 18 years or older * Able to communicate in Chinese or English * Have lived experience as a cancer survivor or caregiver
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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
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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PYEH Department of Clinical Oncology
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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Queen Mary Hospital
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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Queen Mary Hospital-Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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Queen Mary Hospital-Department of Oncology
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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Queen Mary Hospital-Department of Surgery
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong, 000, Hong Kong
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