New care pathway aims to ease cancer Patients' distress
NCT ID NCT06479057
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new way to provide supportive care for cancer patients. It will enroll 700 adults with any type of cancer. The care pathway includes a full needs assessment and referrals to support services. Researchers will measure whether this approach reduces patient distress and unmet needs after 12 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a structured supportive care pathway reduces distress and unmet needs for cancer patients, leading to better quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It measures outcomes without a control group, so any improvements may not be due to the pathway alone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 700 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
Who is studied
Patient with any cancer type, any stage receiving supportive care interventions at Gustave Roussy. For the primary endpoint all the patients participating in supportive care pathways with formal supportive care needs assessment and targeted referrals will be invited to participate. For the secondary endpoints, any patient included in the supportive care interventions at the institution may participate.
- 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: * Histological confirmation of cancer (any cancer type, any stage) * Age ≥ 18 years old * Received an integrated supportive care need assessment. * Sign the consent form for the PROACT study. Exclusion Criteria: * Absence or inability of written consent from the patient. * Does not understand or speak French.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gustave Roussy
RECRUITINGVillejuif, 94800, France