Study of a Support Program for Quality of Life in Chinese Cancer Patients and Survivors

Part of paid clinical trials in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

Sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study ID
NCT07454330
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Cancer
  • Survivorship

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Cancer Education — OTHER
    Cancer Education on side effects and their management, treatment options, advance care planning, and survivorship. Each session will last about 30-60 minutes and will be completed over the phone or by video call.
  • Meaning-Centered Counseling — OTHER
    Meaning-centered counseling aims to activate culturally relevant meaning-focused coping strategies in Chinese-speaking patients and survivors (CCS). Each session will last about 45-60 minutes and will be completed over the phone or by video call.
  • Peer Support — OTHER
    Peer support aims to increase social support for CCS to decrease cancer stigma, which has been associated with greater psychological distress, especially among less acculturated Chinese immigrant CCS. The meetings will include up to 6-8 Mandarin-speaking patients and survivors and will last about 90 minutes.
  • Enhanced Standard Care — OTHER
    enhanced standard care ( written cancer information materials in Chinese and referral to counseling)

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to evaluate different combinations of cancer education sessions, counseling sessions, and peer support meetings developed for Chinese cancer patients and survivors. The researchers will look at whether the combinations are practical and effective, and how they impact participants' quality of life.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 27, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Feb 29, 2028
Completion
Feb 29, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
64 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: 1 - Cancer Education + Meaning-Centered Counseling + Peer Support + Enhanced Standard Care
    All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources. Cancer education sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions.Counseling sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions. Peer support meetings, will have 3 monthly meetings.
  • Experimental: 2 - Cancer Education + Meaning-Centered Counseling + Enhanced Standard Care
    All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources. Cancer education sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions.Counseling sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions.
  • Experimental: 3 - Cancer Education + Peer Support + Enhanced Standard Care
    All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources. Cancer education sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions. Peer support meetings, will have 3 monthly meetings.
  • Experimental: 4 - Cancer Education + Enhanced Standard Care
    All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources. Cancer education sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions.
  • Experimental: 5 - Meaning-Centered Counseling + Peer Support + Enhanced Standard Care
    All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources.Counseling sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions. Peer support meetings, will have 3 monthly meetings
  • Experimental: 6 - Meaning-Centered Counseling- + Enhanced Standard Care
    All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources. Counseling sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions.
  • Experimental: 7 - Peer Support + Enhanced Standard Care
    All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources. Peer support meetings, will have 3 monthly meetings
  • Active Comparator: 8 - Enhanced Standard Care
    All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources.

Primary Outcome Measure

Proportion of eligible participants who enroll in the trial. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]

Central Contacts

Locations (7)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)Basking RidgeNew Jersey07920
Florence Lui, PhD
646-888-8375
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)MiddletownNew Jersey07748
Florence Lui, PhD
646-888-8375
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)MontvaleNew Jersey07645
Florence Lui, PhD
646-888-8375
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Suffolk- Commack (All Protocol Activities)CommackNew York11725
Florence Lui, PhD
646-888-8375
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)HarrisonNew York10604
Florence Lui, PhD
646-888-8375
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)New YorkNew York10065
Florence Lui, PhD
646-888-8375
Jennifer Leng, MD, MPH
646-888-8057
Florence Lui, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)UniondaleNew York11553
Florence Lui, PhD
646-888-8375

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