Virtual coaching aims to ease pancreatic Cancer's toll on patients and families
NCT ID NCT06524973
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether telehealth self-management coaching sessions can improve quality of life for people with metastatic pancreatic cancer and their family caregivers. Participants will attend virtual coaching sessions focused on managing physical symptoms, emotional well-being, and social and spiritual needs. The trial aims to enroll 136 patient-caregiver pairs and will compare their quality of life to those receiving standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telehealth self-management coaching sessions
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical, home-based program to help pancreatic cancer patients and their families manage symptoms and improve well-being during treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial focused on quality of life, not survival. The intervention may not produce meaningful improvements, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 136 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * • PATIENT: Documented informed consent of the participant and/or legally authorized representative * Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained per institutional guidelines * PATIENT: Age: ≥ 18 years * PATIENT: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) ≤ 2 * PATIENT: Ability to read and understand English or Spanish for questionnaires * PATIENT: Subjects must have histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma who are within 8 weeks of initial diagnosis * FAMILY CARE GIVER: Documented informed consent of the participant and/or legally authorized representative * Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained per institutional guidelines * FAMILY CARE GIVER: Age: ≥ 18 years * FAMILY CARE GIVER: Ability to read and understand English or Spanish for questionnaires * FAMILY CARE GIVER: A family member or friend identified by the patient and defined as a person who knows the patient well and is involved in the patient's medical care Exclusion Criteria: * • An employee who is under the direct/ indirect supervision of the principal investigator (PI)/ a co-investigator/ the study manager * A direct study team member
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
22 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope - Santa Clarita
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSanta Clarita, California, 91355, United States
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City of Hope Antelope Valley
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLancaster, California, 93534, United States
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City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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City of Hope Corona
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCorona, California, 92879, United States
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City of Hope Mission Hills
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMission Hills, California, 91345, United States
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City of Hope Seacliff
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHuntington Beach, California, 92648, United States
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City of Hope South Bay
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTorrance, California, 90503, United States
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City of Hope South Pasadena
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSouth Pasadena, California, 91030, United States
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City of Hope Upland
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUpland, California, 91786, United States
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City of Hope West Covina
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWest Covina, California, 91790, United States
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City of Hope at Arcadia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGArcadia, California, 91007, United States
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City of Hope at Duarte
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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City of Hope at Glendale
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGlendale, California, 91204, United States
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City of Hope at Glendora
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGlendora, California, 91741, United States
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City of Hope at Irvine Lennar
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92618, United States
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City of Hope at Irvine Sand Canyon
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92618, United States
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City of Hope at Long Beach Elm
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLong Beach, California, 90813, United States
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City of Hope at Long Beach Worsham
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLong Beach, California, 90808, United States
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City of Hope at Newport Beach Fashion Island
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNewport Beach, California, 92660, United States
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City of Hope at Palmdale
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPalmdale, California, 93551, United States
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City of Hope at Simi Valley
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSimi Valley, California, 93065, United States
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City of Hope at Thousand Oaks
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGThousand Oaks, California, 91361, United States
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