Clinical trial · Interventional
The HealthScore Health Coaching Program
- 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)
Purpose: The HealthScore Health Coaching Program aims to deliver 6-months of 1:1 home-based health coaching to cancer patients receiving treatment and survivors of any diagnosis at UNC Cancer Hospital. This study hopes to preserve physical function, address unmet physical, nutritional, psychological, social and other needs. Procedures: This will be done through individualized health coaching, weekly symptom survey administration, monthly supportive care questionnaires, and physical assessments at baseline, 3 months and 6 months. Participants: All cancer patients with appointments at UNC Cancer Hospitals.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Health Behavior | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Quality of Life | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Survivorship | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Coaching | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Health Coaching
- description
- All participants will be in the health coaching group. Participants on study will receive a health coach for 6 months.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Health Coaching
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Percent Completion
- timeFrame
- 5 years
- description
- To provide health coaching services for cancer patients and survivors at UNC through the HealthScore Program, measured by calculating numbers of participants enrolled and completing the six-month HealthScore health coaching intervention each year.
Secondary outcomes (6)
- measure
- Change in Physical Function
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 15 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have an appointment at a cancer center, including if they are an inpatient, if they are seen by a clinical service providing care to patients with cancer or sickle cell disease, and if they are \> age 15. They can be receiving active treatment or in survivorship, with no restrictions based on time since the conclusion of active treatment. No exclusions will be made based on gender, ethnicity or race. * Patient must be willing and able to participate in a 6-month intervention. * Patients must be willing and able to provide patient-reported survey responses electronically or by telephone. * Patients must have the ability to use a wearable sensor and view wearable sensor data at home. * Patients must have a working email address and have the ability to check and respond to email. * Participation in a research study is allowable by the patient's insurance provider Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not read and speak English, as program software has not been translated into other languages at this time. * The patient has concurrent medical or psychiatric conditions that may preclude participation (i.e. moderate to severe dementia, uncontrolled schizophrenia, or other conditions that would render them unable to provide informed consent or complete questionnaires).
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDKhairat S, Kent EE, Geracitano J, Mendis K, Zhou Z, Bailey C, Wood WA. Efficacy of Telehealth-Based Coaching to Improve Physical Activity and Overall Experience for Cancer Survivors: Secondary, Mixed Methods Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Cancer. 2026 Jan 15;12:e78968. doi: 10.2196/78968. PMID 41538790
- DERIVEDWood WA, Bailey C, Castrogivanni B, Mehedint D, Bryant AL, Lavin K, Tan X, Richardson J, Qian Y, Tan KR, Kent EE. Piloting HealthScore: Feasibility and acceptability of a clinically integrated health coaching program for people living with cancer. Cancer Med. 2023 Apr;12(7):8804-8814. doi: 10.1002/cam4.5625. Epub 2023 Jan 16. PMID 36647557