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Can a hope program lift spirits during lung cancer treatment?

NCT ID NCT06047301

Symptom relief Sponsor: Laurie McLouth Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a brief program called Pathways, designed to help people with advanced lung cancer set personal goals and improve their mental health and quality of life during treatment. About 234 participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the Pathways program or enhanced usual care. Researchers will measure changes in depression, hope, and anxiety over several weeks.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Pathways hope-based behavioral intervention
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a simple, supportive program to help advanced lung cancer patients feel less depressed and more hopeful during treatment.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage behavioral study with no blinding, so results may be influenced by placebo effects or participant expectations. The intervention is brief and may not produce lasting changes.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 234 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2023

Expected to finish

Mar 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * New or recurrent AJCC 8th edition stage 3b, 3c, or IV non-small cell lung cancer, extensive stage small cell lung cancer * 18 years of age or older * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2/Karnofsky 60-100 * 3-12 weeks into systemic, infusion-based treatment (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, chemo-immunotherapy) * Past month distress score (per electronic health record) of 3/10 or higher OR a Rotterdam Symptom item score of 2 or higher for psychological distress items. Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable brain metastases (i.e., progressive neurological deficits, inadequately controlled seizures, or requiring escalated steroid doses) * Cognitive (i.e., dementia) or psychiatric condition (e.g., psychotic disorder) for which participating would be inappropriate * Receiving overlapping palliative care or psychological services at the cancer center * Unable to speak and read English. * Hearing or visual impairment that precludes study participation

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lung cancer lung neoplasm non-small cell lung carcinoma small cell lung carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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Lung cancer

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Kentucky

    RECRUITING

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40506, United States

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