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Couples in cancer care: how stress and support shape health behaviors

NCT ID NCT04189770

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study follows 200 African American prostate cancer survivors and their partners to understand how daily stress, social support, and lifestyle choices like physical activity and diet affect each other. Participants wear an activity tracker and answer surveys on their smartphones multiple times a day. The goal is to learn how couples cope together and how that impacts their health, not to test a new treatment.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Ecological Momentary Assessment (daily surveys) and accelerometer (activity tracker)
What this could lead to
If successful, this study could reveal how couples influence each other's health behaviors, pointing toward better support strategies for Black prostate cancer survivors and their partners.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study with no treatment being tested. It is small (200 people) and exploratory, so findings may not apply to all survivors or lead to direct health improvements.

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Study facts

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Participants

200 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2020

Expected to finish

Feb 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

African American prostate cancer survivors and their partners

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Survivors are eligible if they self-identify as African American adults * Had stage 0-III prostate cancer (no restriction on time elapsed since diagnosis) * Completed adjuvant therapy (i.e., chemo and/or radiation therapy) * Live together with a current partner/spouse who is eligible for the study * Do not need physical assistance (e.g., wheelchair, cane) * Have a smartphone * Can read and speak English * Currently are not participating in a health behavior or weight management program * Men on active surveillance will be included * Partners are eligible if they are adults * Partners are eligible if they do not have serious medical conditions (e.g., cancer, congestive heart failure, stroke, and dementia) * Partners are eligible if they have a smartphone * Partners are eligible if they can read and speak English * Partners are eligible if they currently are not participating in a health behavior or weight management program * The dyad can be either married or unmarried and same-sex or heterosexual Exclusion Criteria: * Survivors will be excluded if they had a prior history of other cancer or have metastatic cancer

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

prostate cancer prostate carcinoma spastic paraplegia, optic atropy, and neuropathy

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cancer survivor Partner SPOUSE Stage I prostate cancer ajcc V8 Stage II prostate cancer ajcc V8 Stage IIA prostate cancer ajcc V8 Stage IIB prostate cancer ajcc V8 Stage IIC prostate cancer ajcc V8 Stage III prostate cancer ajcc V8 Stage IIIA prostate cancer ajcc V8 Stage IIIB prostate cancer ajcc V8 Stage IIIC prostate cancer ajcc V8

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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