Cancer Coaching and Remote Education for Self-Empowerment (CARES) Study

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Status and phase: Completed; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Pancreatic Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Coaching Sessions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06323291

MCC-23077

Details and patient eligibility

About

This Pilot Study will evaluate a 12-week pilot program that offers digital health coaching for individuals with pancreatic cancer and their caregivers.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older.
• Participant must have a pancreatic cancer diagnosis or be a caregiver such as a friend or spouse.
• Participant must be planning to receive treatment and/or care management at Moffitt Cancer Center.
• Participant must be able to speak and read English.
• Participant must be able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Documented or observable psychiatric or neurological disorder that would interfere with study participation such as severe dementia
• Any participant that does not meet all inclusion criteria will be excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Digital Health Coaching for Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Other group

Description:

Initial in-person and/or virtual supportive care, social work, and dietitian consultation within 4 weeks of diagnosis and/or 3 weeks of study enrollment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Coaching Sessions

Digital Health Coaching for Caregivers

Other group

Description:

Initial in-person and/or virtual supportive care, social work, and dietitian consultation within 4 weeks of diagnosis and/or 3 weeks of study enrollment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Coaching Sessions