Investigating the Feasibility and Acceptability of an Innovative Interdisciplinary Supportive Care Program: Couples Coping Together Against Cancer
Recruiting · NCT07664579 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Non-Interventional Study
What this trial is about
This study evaluates how useful and acceptable the components of the "Couples Coping Together Against Cancer", referred to as "The Program", are to the participants with cancer.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not specified
Study type
Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Have received a diagnosis of a primary brain tumor (glioblastoma), or other cancers (breast, lung, etc.)
- Are new patients to City of Hope (COH) (all sites) or receive at least some of their care at City of Hope- Duarte Campus (care is defined as: procedures, consults, laboratories, imaging, surgery, and/or treatment)
- The patient is in a committed relationship/partnership with a partner and the partner is available and willing to participate
- Are English or Spanish speaking
- ≥ 18 years of age
- Have access to a smartphone, computer/laptop or internet connection to complete all study procedures
Exclusion criteria
- Significant cognitive impairment
- Inpatient psychiatric treatment for severe mental illness or overt signs of severe psychopathology (e.g., psychosis)
- Visual, hearing, voice, or motor impairment that prevents completion of study procedures as evidenced by clinical judgment
- Committed partners will be excluded from the study if they:
- Refuse to complete informed consent
- Have cognitive impairment
- Have severe mental illness that would prevent informed consent and completion of study activities as evidenced by clinical judgment
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- City of Hope Medical Center - Duarte, California, United States