Can a training program help nurses and social workers support caregiving families?
NCT ID NCT01805609
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a communication training program for nurses and social workers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The goal is to help them respond more effectively and compassionately to the challenges faced by families caring for a hospitalized cancer patient. About 80 providers will take part, and researchers will measure changes in their skills and confidence, as well as family satisfaction with care.
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Study facts
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- 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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2013
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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.
- Ages
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12 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: * Participating Providers: * Provider is an MSKCC acute care advanced practice nurse and/or inpatient social worker as per self-report. * Plans to attend at least 4/6 the didactic training sessions, and 3/6 consolidation sessions as per self-report. A patient will be approached if: * Patient has been admitted to an inpatient service at MSKCC. * Patient is able to designate at least one close person who is involved in the patient's care and is willing to participate. In the case that the patient is a minor (age 7-17 yrs), s/he will need to designate at least one close, adult person who is involved in the patient's care and is willing to participate. Family members will be approached if: * They were identified as a close other (including a family friend) involved in the care of an admitted patient on a participating provider's floor Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of cognitive impairment severe enough to preclude completing survey instruments as per clinical or research staff judgment or EMR. * Determined to not be appropriate for this study as per clinical judgment. Anyone, patient or family member, who is younger than 12 years old. * Anyone, patient or family member, who does not speak English.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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