Comparing Distress Screening + Consultation With Enhanced Usual Care for Caregivers of Cancer Patients

The Impact of Caregiver Distress Screening, Targeted Referral and Consultation on MSK Caregiver, Patient and Health System Outcomes

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03856086

Enrollment

150

Registered

2019-02-27

Start date

2019-02-25

Completion date

2025-11-12

Last updated

2025-11-14

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Conditions

Cancer Caregivers

Keywords

Comparing Distress Screening, Consultation With Enhanced Usual Care, Supportive care, 18-539

Brief summary

This study will help the researchers find out whether the S+C approach is better, the same as, or worse than EUC.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALBaseline questionnaire

Baseline questionnaire on the day of the patient's surgery.

BEHAVIORALNCCN Problem List

NCCN Distress Thermometer

BEHAVIORALFACT-GP

Greater overall quality of life

BEHAVIORALHADS

Lower anxiety and depression

BEHAVIORALCSS-CG

web-based CSS-CG

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Participants will be randomized between screening with the CSS-CG + consultation (S+C, and enhanced usual care.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Self-identified caregiver to a patient receiving surgery at JRSC OR self-identified caregiver to a patient at various inpatient surgical floors (i.e., M4, M7, M8) at the Main Hospital OR self-identified caregiver to a patient at the BMT clinic. * English fluency: Self-report by subject identifying English as the preferred language for healthcare, and self-reported degree of fluency as speaking English Very well. * 18 years old or older as per self report * Agree to fulfill responsibilities as an IC during the perioperative phases as per self report

Exclusion criteria

* Cognitive difficulties that preclude participation in the intervention or accurate assessment in the judgment of the PI * Medical illness that is of sufficient severity to preclude further participation in the study. * Presenting to JRSC as the IC for a patient undergoing a prophylactic procedure

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of Informal caregivers with unmet needs	1 year	comparing the 3-month change scores on the NCCN problem list from baseline

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026