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Phone coaching aims to ease cancer symptoms for patients and caregivers

NCT ID NCT07415564

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Arizona Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests whether adding telephone health coaching to a symptom management handbook helps reduce symptom burden and improve quality of life for people with metastatic breast, GI, or melanoma cancer and their caregivers. About 200 participants will be split into two groups: one gets the handbook alone, the other gets the handbook plus weekly coaching calls for 10 weeks. The goal is to see if coaching makes a real difference in managing symptoms and feeling better.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Symptom Management and Survivorship Handbook plus telephone health coaching
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, scalable way to help cancer survivors and caregivers manage symptoms and feel better day-to-day.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study testing feasibility, not a large trial. It may not show clear benefits, and results may not apply to all groups.

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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 200 people

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

Started

May 2026

Expected to finish

Sep 2027

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 for cancer survivors: * Age 18 or older * Diagnosed with metastatic or stage IV breast, gastrointestinal (GI), and melanoma cancer * Able to perform basic activities of daily living * Cognitively oriented to time, place, and person (recruiter determined) * Able to speak and understand English or Spanish * Access to a telephone * Has a caregiver in any relationship role (e.g., spouse, sibling, parent, friend) who can. Inclusion criteria for the caregivers: * Age 18 or older * Able to speak and understand English or Spanish * Telephone access * Not currently treated for cancer Exclusion criteria: * Nursing home resident * Bedridden * Hospice care * Currently receiving a symptom management intervention

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast carcinoma digestive system cancer metastatic malignant neoplasm metastatic melanoma neoplasm Neoplasm Metastasis Signs and Symptoms

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cancer metastatic Quality of life Symptoms and signs

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Arizona Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States

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