Clinical trial · Interventional
Connect Oncology Needs Evaluation Tool
Caregiver Oncology Needs Evaluation Tool (CONNECT): A Technology-Based Intervention to Connect Lung Cancer Caregivers With Supportive Care Resources
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate a technology-based intervention, Caregiver Oncology Needs Evaluation Tool (CONNECT), which may increase lung cancer caregivers' knowledge about the benefits of supportive care resources, identify their unmet needs, and connect them with supportive care resources. The investigators will also determine their ability to recruit and keep patients and caregivers in the study.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONNECT Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| CONTROL Group | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- CONNECT Intervention Group
- description
- CONNECT includes a multi-component e-tool with the following: (1) a brief educational video that seeks to empower and educate caregivers about the importance of self-care and benefits of supportive care resource use; (2) an assessment of multidimensional supportive care needs (e.g., psychological, behavioral, social, financial, educational, spiritual); (3) a tailored resource list that includes local and national resources corresponding to caregivers needs (Table1); and (4) an optional automated referral to a caregiver navigator to facilitate connection to resources.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: CONNECT Intervention
- type
- OTHER
- label
- CONTROL Group
- description
- Control arm participants will receive a generic (i.e., not tailored) printed list of hospital, community, and national supportive care resources. Control participants will not receive the educational video, complete the E-tool Preference survey, or have an option for an automated referral to a caregiver navigator
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: CONTROL Group
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: For Caregivers: * Caregivers must be providing some capacity of informal (unpaid) care for a patient meeting patient eligibility criteria. If a patient unexpectedly becomes deceased during the study period, caregivers will be allowed to continue participation in the assigned study arm and complete study assessments if they wish to. * Caregivers must be \> 18 years of age, as this study is focused on the experience of adult patient-caregiver dyads. For Patients: * Patients must have a current diagnosis of limited stage small cell or stage 1-4 nonsmall cell lung cancer. * Patients must be currently receiving or planning to receive treatment for their cancer at the time of enrollment. For patients receiving surgery, the eligibility timeframe will include 6 weeks following the date of surgery to account for the acute recovery period. * Patients must be ambulatory and up more than 50% of waking hours, as measured by an ECOG Performance Status rating of level 0, 1, or 2. * Patients must be \> 18 years of age, as this study is focused on the experience of adult patient-caregiver dyads. * Patients must be receiving some capacity of informal care from a caregiver meeting the above criteria. If the caregiver unexpectedly becomes deceased during the study period, the patient will be un-enrolled from this study as we are evaluating a caregiver-only delivered intervention. Exclusion Criteria: For Caregivers: • Caregivers cannot read/ communicate in English. For Patients: * Patients who are post-treatment survivors at the time of study enrollment. For patients receiving surgery only, this includes the period beyond acute recovery (i.e. ≥ 7 weeks post-surgery). * Caregivers cannot read/ communicate in English. Eligibility to participate in the study is conditional on participation of both the caregiver and patient.
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