New support program hopes to ease Cancer's toll on chinese patients
NCT ID NCT07454330
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests a support program for Chinese cancer patients and survivors that includes education sessions, counseling, and peer support. The program is delivered by phone or video call. Researchers want to see if the program is practical and whether it improves quality of life. The study enrolls 64 participants in New York and New Jersey.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multicomponent support program (cancer education, meaning-centered counseling, peer support)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could provide a practical way to improve quality of life for Chinese-speaking cancer patients and survivors.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (64 participants) testing feasibility, not effectiveness. The program may not work for everyone or may be hard to implement widely.
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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 64 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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: * Diagnosed with cancer (any type/stage) (per EMR for MSK patients or self-report for external participants) within the last 5 years * Age ≥ 18 years (per EMR for MSK patients or self-report for external participants) Self-Report Criteria: * Of Chinese descent * Speaks Mandarin "well" or "very well" * Moderately low HRQOL (\<70 FACT-G score)4, 48 * Resides in New York or New Jersey * Agrees to participate via telehealth (video or phone) * Agrees to be audio-recorded Exclusion Criteria: Self-Report Criteria: * Per PI determination, requires a higher level of care for current passive or active suicidal ideation than current protocol is able to provide. If a participant receives a score of \> 0 on item 9 of the PHQ-9,5 they will be referred to study PI for further evaluation using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale. They will be excluded from participation in this study if there is presence of suicidal risk, determined by affirmative response(s) on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) * Too ill to participate determined by the question: "Do you feel too ill to participate because of communication problems, uncontrollable pain, or other symptoms that prevent you from participating?" * Cognitive impairment (Montreal Cognitive Assessment 5 Minute - telephone version with a score \< 12) * Per consenting professional determination, unable to understand the informed consent procedure * Participation in study #14-076: Adaptation of Individual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Chinese immigrant cancer patients) * Currently receiving/have received psychotherapy/counseling/peer support within the last 6 months (patients being treated solely with psychotropic medications will not be excluded if they are not receiving psychotherapy/counseling/peer support)
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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
7 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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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGBasking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGMontvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Suffolk- Commack (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGCommack, New York, 11725, 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 Westchester (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGEast White Plains, New York, 10604, United States
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