Clinical trial · Interventional
Adapting the Tumor Board Model for Mental Illness and Cancer
Adapting the Tumor Board Model for Mental Illness and Cancer: A Single Arm Pilot Trial
NCT05837598CI-TRIAL-00068474unknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
This study examines the feasibility and acceptability of a virtual tumor board for cancer and mental illness for patients with serious mental illness and a new cancer diagnosis. The study also examines the impact on patient care, psychiatric symptoms, and clinician self-efficacy in managing this population.
Conditions
Conditions (9)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bipolar Disorder | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Gastrointestinal Cancer | Malignant Digestive System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Genitourinary Cancer | Malignant Genitourinary System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Schizophrenia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Severe Major Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Cancer and Mental Health Tumor Board | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Tumor Board Arm
- description
- This intervention has three parts: Part 1: Proactive identification and assessment of patient needs, values, psychiatric symptoms, and illness understanding Part 2: Virtual tumor board discussion o Bring together expertise in mental illness and cancer, the interdisciplinary team will co-design an integrated cancer and mental health treatment plan. Key strategies include: addressing resource-related barriers to care, framing next steps in terms of patient values, and identifying action steps to address barriers to psycho-oncology/specialty oncology expertise Part 3: Closed Loop Communication o Tumor board recommendations shared with treating oncologist, documented in medical record, and shared with patient. Team tracks steps taken to address barriers to care and follows up with patient at 12 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Virtual Cancer and Mental Health Tumor Board
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Patient enrollment assessed by consent rate.
- timeFrame
- At baseline
- description
- The investigators will evaluate program feasibility through patient enrollment by examining consent rates (60% of eligible patients consent).
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years old 2. Verbal fluency in English 3. SMI (schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder with either prior psychiatric hospitalization, history of suicide attempt/suicidal ideation, Medicaid insurance, and/or comorbid alcohol or opioid use disorder) confirmed by diagnostic evaluation of study psychiatrist 4. New invasive stage I-IV breast, lung, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, or head and neck cancer (highly suspected or confirmed according to documentation by the oncologist or pathology) 5. Oncology consultation at or referral to a MGH Danvers within the past 8 weeks Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have cognitive impairment severe enough to interfere with completing brief study assessments or providing informed consent and does not have a guardian who can provide consent 2. Recurrence of same cancer type 3. Do not have verbal fluency in English
References
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