Clinical trial · Interventional
The Families Addressing Cancer Together Intervention for Parents With Cancer
Families Addressing Cancer Together (FACT): A Pilot Randomized Trial
- 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 proposed pilot randomized controlled trial will test the FACT (Families Addressing Cancer Together) intervention designed to improve parents' confidence and ability to talk about their cancer with their minor children. We will enroll 40 patients with cancer who have a minor child to participate in this single site, 6-week study. The primary hypothesis being tested is that an intervention that assists parents with their communication needs with their children can be feasible and acceptable when compared with a wait-list control condition.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
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 |
| Communication | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Neoplasms | Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Parent-Child Relations | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Parenting | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Parents | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| FACT | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- FACT intervention
- description
- Families Addressing Cancer Together (FACT) intervention plus questionnaires
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: FACT
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Wait-list control condition
- description
- Participants assigned to the waitlist control condition only complete questionnaires during the study period. After they have completed their 6-week study activities, they will receive access to the FACT intervention.
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Families Addressing Cancer Together (FACT) Satisfaction Scale
- timeFrame
- 3 weeks
- description
- Acceptability was measured by the FACT satisfaction scale in the intervention group using the study-specific, 6-item FACT satisfaction scale. The total score range is 0-18 with higher scores indicating more satisfaction.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 99 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Informed consent reviewed and signed; * Age equal to or above 18 years; * Ability to understand and comply with study procedures; * Able to complete all study measures and visits in English; * Be a parent (defined as biological, adoptive, foster, or step-parent), kin caregiver (defined as a relative or someone with a significant emotional relationship who provides full-time care and nurturing of a child), or legal guardian of a child age 3 to 17 years of age who can speak and understand English; * Have a diagnosis of Stage II-IV (or equivalent) invasive solid tumor not in surveillance or survivorship Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to complete self-report instruments due to illiteracy, neurologic illness, inability to speak or read English, or other causes; * Prior participation in the pilot trial or development and user testing protocol preliminary to this study; * No current or expected contact with their child; or * Existence of other co-morbid disease, which in the opinion of the investigator, prohibits participation in the protocol.
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