New coaching program aims to help brain tumor patients cope
NCT ID NCT05976490
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a support program called NeuroPathways for people recently diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. The program includes an information guide and four one-on-one coaching sessions to help patients cope. Researchers want to see if the program is practical and helpful for patients. About 50 participants will take surveys and some will give feedback in interviews.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Information guide and one-on-one coaching sessions
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical support program to help brain tumor patients cope better after diagnosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 50 participants. It is not designed to prove medical benefit, only whether the program is acceptable and doable.
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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 50 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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Apr 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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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: * Age ≥18 * Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center patient * Within 6 weeks of diagnosis with a primary malignant brain tumor * Able to speak and read in English Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent as assessed by the study team (e.g., due to neurological impairment such as severe cognitive impairment/dementia or moderate-to-severe receptive aphasia) * Deemed inappropriate to approach by patient's oncologist or study PI
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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