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NCT06963723 Longitudinal Screening for Financial Hardship to Improve Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Cancer

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NCT ID NCT06963723
Status Recruiting
Phase
Sponsor Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC.
Condition Advanced Cancer
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment 1,000 participants
Start Date 2025-07-01
Primary Completion 2028-10-01

Eligibility & Interventions

Sex All sexes
Min Age 21 Years
Max Age N/A
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Interventions
Financial Hardship ScreeningEnhanced Usual Care

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What to Expect as a Participant

You will actively receive the study intervention — which may be a drug, biologic, device, or procedure.

This trial targets 1,000 participants in total. It began in 2025-07-01 with a primary completion date of 2028-10-01.

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Brief Summary

The study aims to determine whether monthly remote digital financial hardship screening among adults with advanced/metastatic cancer, undergoing outpatient systemic therapy with non-curative intent, improves patient-centered outcomes, including financial worry, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), symptom burden, patient-reported cancer treatment adherence, and exploratory outcomes of overall survival, patient-reported economic burden, patient-reported support received, patient-reported financial coping strategies, and health insurance literacy.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Minimum age of 21 2. Understands English and/or Spanish 3. Has a diagnosis of advanced/metastatic cancer 4. Currently undergoing systemic therapy (enteral or parenteral) with non-curative intent 5. Has been receiving treatment for at least 2 months 6. Life expectancy of at least 6 months, in the opinion of the treating oncologist 7. Cognitively able to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Under the age of 21 2. Does not understand English or Spanish 3. Has cognitive deficits that would preclude understanding of consent form and/or questionnaires 4. Undergoing treatment with curative intent (e.g., adjuvant chemotherapy for breast, lung, or ovarian cancer, primary curative therapy for testis cancer or lymphoma) 5. Not undergoing systemic therapy (enteral or parenteral) with non-curative intent 6. Receiving treatment for fewer than 2 months 7. Life expectancy is less than 6 months, in the opinion of the treating oncologist

Contact & Investigator

Central Contact

AFT Quality Management Group Inbox

✉ clinicaltrials.queries@alliancefoundationtrials.org

📞 617-732-8727

Principal Investigator

Victoria Blinder, MD, MSc

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can join the NCT06963723 clinical trial?

This trial is open to participants of all sexes, aged 21 Years or older, studying Advanced Cancer. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed in the Eligibility Criteria section. Always confirm your eligibility with the research team before applying.

Is NCT06963723 currently recruiting?

Yes, NCT06963723 is actively recruiting participants. Contact the research team at clinicaltrials.queries@alliancefoundationtrials.org for enrollment information.

Where is the NCT06963723 trial being conducted?

This trial is being conducted at Phoenix, United States, Concord, United States, Manchester, United States, New York, United States and 3 additional locations.

Who is sponsoring the NCT06963723 clinical trial?

NCT06963723 is sponsored by Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC.. The principal investigator is Victoria Blinder, MD, MSc at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The trial plans to enroll 1,000 participants.

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