Oncologic Timely Palliative Care And Remote Monitoring With Electronic Assessments And Telehealth (ON-TARGET)
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: Questionnaire and Physical Exam.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Oncologic, Palliative Care, Remote Monitoring, Electronic Assessments. 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
To examine how we can provide supportive care for patients with advanced cancer better tailored to their needs
Detailed description
Primary Objectives Objective 1: To compare the impact of timely SPC referral and enhanced usual care (i.e., selective referral) on the proportion of participants with an outpatient SPC consultation at (a) 12 weeks (primary outcome) and (b) 24 weeks post-initial screening.
Interventions
- Other Questionnaire and Physical Exam
Patient will complete questionnaires and physical exams
Primary outcome measures
- Self Report Questionnaire [Time frame: Through study completion; an average of 1 year]
Eligibility criteria
Eligibility Criteria
- Age ≥ 18
- Outpatients who are within 12 weeks of diagnosis of metastatic solid tumors and seen by one of the participating medical oncologists
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status 0.2
- Able to speak English or Spanish
Exclusion criteria
. Cognitive impairment in the opinion of the oncologist necessitating need for a surrogate decision making.
- Previously seen by SPC team at UT MD Anderson
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07674797 · 2026-0421 · NCI-2026-04860