Recruiting NCT07325006
Impact of Physician Behavior on Cancer Distress
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Non-Interventional Study.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This evaluates the impact of physician behaviors and other factors experienced during radiation treatment influence distress levels in cancer patients.
Interventions
- Other Non-Interventional Study
Non-interventional study
Primary outcome measures
- Explore what physician behaviors contribute to patients' cancer distress [Time frame: Baseline (at enrollment)]
- Explore what physician behaviors lessen patients' cancer distress [Time frame: Baseline (at enrollment)]
- Explore how non-physician factors in the patient care experience contribute to patients' cancer distress [Time frame: Baseline (at enrollment)]
- Explore how non-physician factors in the patient care experience lessen patients' cancer distress [Time frame: Baseline (at enrollment)]
- Patient ratings of preference for physician-initiated conversations [Time frame: Baseline (at enrollment)]
- Patient ratings of contributors to distress [Time frame: Baseline (at enrollment)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adult (age 18+ years old)
- Must have a diagnosis of neoplasm
- Must be actively undergoing radiation therapy (RT) or have completed RT within the last month at Mayo Clinic in Rochester
- Able to read and write in English
- Must have email and Mayo Clinic patient portal access
Exclusion criteria
- Patients who have not yet started RT
- Patients who have been seen in consultation but not recommended for radiation
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07325006 · ROR2503 · NCI-2025-09164 · 24-011548