New online tool aims to ease prostate cancer treatment choices
NCT ID NCT07280897
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a web-based program called SCIPI that provides men with localized prostate cancer easy-to-understand information, communication tools, and social support. About 200 newly diagnosed patients will be randomly assigned to use SCIPI or receive usual care. Researchers want to see if SCIPI helps patients feel more confident and satisfied with their treatment decisions and improves their quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SCIPI (Support, Communication, and Information Program for Prostate Cancer - Interactive) - a web-based supportive care program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give doctors a practical tool to help patients feel more confident and satisfied with their treatment choices.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early pilot study, so results may not apply to all patients. The program may not improve decision-making or quality of life more than usual care.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
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: Patients with localized prostate cancer: * Age ≥ 18 years. * Biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of localized prostate cancer (Gleason score ≤8, PSA \< 30 ng/mL). * Eligible for curative-intent treatment (e.g., surgery, radiation, or active surveillance). * Able to read and understand English or Spanish. * Access to the internet and the Epic MyChart patient portal at a participating study site (UTHSA, UNC, UCSD, or KUMC). * Willing and able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Patients: * History of metastatic or recurrent prostate cancer. * Diagnosis of another active malignancy (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer). * Severe cognitive impairment or psychiatric illness that would interfere with participation. * Inability to access the internet or the MyChart portal. * Prior participation in other related digital health trials.
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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