Tablet videos aim to ease cancer care confusion for rural vermonters
NCT ID NCT05723250
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a tablet-based video program can help rural cancer patients better understand their care and feel more coordinated. About 40 adults with early-stage breast, lung, or colon cancer living in rural Vermont will be randomly assigned to receive the videos right away or after 4 months. Researchers will measure changes in cancer knowledge, self-advocacy, and care coordination.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tablet-based educational videos
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could improve how rural cancer patients understand and navigate their care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply widely. The intervention is educational, not a treatment.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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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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.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18+ years of age * Breast, lung, or colon cancer diagnosis * Stage I, II or III cancer * Adjuvant chemotherapy started \< 30 days or planned within the next 30 days * Rural residence location in Vermont (outside Chittenden County) * Proficient in English Exclusion Criteria: * History of prior malignancy treated with chemotherapy in last 3 years * Known or suspected neuro-cognitive impairment * Resident of Chittenden County, Vermont * Patients with current diagnosis other than stage I, II or III breast, colon or lung cancer
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Vermont Cancer Center
RECRUITINGBurlington, Vermont, 05405, United States
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