VA tests virtual cancer care for veterans nationwide
NCT ID NCT06559059
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how well a telehealth program called National TeleOncology works for veterans newly diagnosed with lung, colorectal, prostate, or breast cancer. Researchers will track how many veterans use telehealth visits and whether the program affects the quality of care and costs. The goal is to see if virtual cancer care can be a good alternative to in-person visits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- National TeleOncology program (telehealth service)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that telehealth is a practical and effective way to deliver cancer care to veterans, potentially improving access and reducing costs.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study of an existing service, not a controlled experiment. Results may not apply to other settings, and the study does not test a new treatment or cure.
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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 1,800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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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.
Patients Inclusion Criteria: 1. A Veteran 2. Aged 18 years or older 3. Newly diagnosed with lung, prostate, breast, or colon cancer within 3 months of telemedicine visit 4. Engaged in an oncology visit during the 36-month analysis period at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) location. VAMC Providers and Staff Inclusion Criteria: 1. Provider or staff member at one of the VAMC locations including physicians, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, and nurses caring for Veterans 2. Providers or staff members having helped provide care for at least 5 Veterans with cancer in the previous 6 months at a VAMC location Patients Exclusion Criteria: 1. Veterans who have not seen any providers in the VA within the past year 2. Patients previously diagnosed with lung, prostate, breast, or colon cancer 3. Pregnant patients VAMC Providers and Staff Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Providers or staff members who do not help treat Veterans with specified cancers in oncology at the VA
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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VA New York Harbor Health Care System - Manhattan
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10010, United States
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VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn
RECRUITINGBrooklyn, New York, 11209, United States
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VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Harlem Community Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10027, United States
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VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - St. Albans Community Living Center
RECRUITINGJamaica, New York, 11425, United States
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VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Staten Island Community Clinic
RECRUITINGStaten Island, New York, 10314, United States
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