Virtual navigation program aims to ease insurance confusion for childhood cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT05527392
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether virtual navigation sessions can help childhood cancer survivors better understand their health insurance and reduce financial stress. About 529 adult survivors will be randomly assigned to live coaching, a recorded version, or usual care. The goal is to see if these tools improve insurance literacy and lower worry and medical bills.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Health Insurance Navigation Tools Program (behavioral intervention via videoconferencing)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical way to help childhood cancer survivors better understand their insurance and lower their medical costs and worry.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a medical treatment. Results depend on participants' engagement and may not apply to all survivors. It measures knowledge and self-reported outcomes, not direct health changes.
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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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529 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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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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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Inclusion Criteria: * are 18 years or older at time of enrollment * are able to give informed consent * have access to a smartphone, computer, or tablet with internet access * have US based health insurance * current LTFU cohort participants * having access to the CCSS patient portal. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants from the pilot trial will not be eligible
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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