Parenting Support Intervention for Families Coping With Metastatic or Locally Recurrent Solid Tumor Diagnosis

Part of paid clinical trials in Houston, Texas.

Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Study ID
NCT05059678
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm
  • Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Best Practice — OTHER
    Receive standard of care
  • Educational Intervention — OTHER
    Receive educational materials and attend videoconference sessions
  • Questionnaire Administration — OTHER
    Ancillary studies

Study Details

This clinical trial examines the acceptability and effect of a parenting support intervention for families coping with solid tumor that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic) or has come back (recurrent). Parenting support program may help to reduce common parenting concerns, improve communication between parents and children about cancer, and improve the overall psychological wellbeing of parents.

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 30, 2021
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Group I (education material, videoconference session)
    Examine the acceptability of a parenting support intervention in 10 patients with an incurable cancer and their spousal caregivers (cohort A) and 10 patients with an advanced cancer diagnosis and their family caregivers (cohort B).
  • Active Comparator: Group II (waitlist control)
    Participants receive standard of care.

Primary Outcome Measure

Examine the feasibility of implementing a parenting support intervention in 50 patients with an incurable cancer and their spousal caregivers. [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
M D Anderson Cancer CenterHoustonTexas77030
Kathrin Milbury
[email protected]
713-745-2868
Kathrin Milbury (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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