Clinical trial · Interventional
Structured Personalized Oxygen and Supportive Therapies for Dyspnea in Oncology
NCT06336642CI-TRIAL-00120413recruitingPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 26, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260926-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
To learn about the effect of Structured Personalized Oxygen and Supportive Therapies for Dyspnea in Oncology (SPOT-ON) treatment on the severity of shortness of breath in patients with cancer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyspnea | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPOT-ON Delayed Start | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| SPOT-ON Early Start | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group 1: SPOT-ON
- description
- Participants will work with the healthcare team to find the best ways to reduce your shortness of breath by finding what combination of treatments work for participant. Participants will receive education about shortness of breath by the research staff in addition to information about standard treatments or medications for your shortness of breath that would be offered by your medical team.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: SPOT-ON Early Start
- Behavioral: SPOT-ON Delayed Start
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group 2: SPOT-ON Waitlist
- description
- Participants will work with the healthcare team to find the best ways to reduce your shortness of breath by finding what combination of treatments work for participant. Participants will receive education about shortness of breath by the research staff in addition to information about standard treatments or medications for your shortness of breath that would be offered by your medical team.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: SPOT-ON Early Start
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of cancer * Age 18 or older. * Admitted to a medical floor. * Dyspnea intensity at rest of at least 4 on a 0-10-point NRS (where 0 = none, 10 = worst). * Speak English or Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: * Hemodynamic instability requiring active Merit Team or ICU team involvement. * Delirium as per clinical team's assessment in the Electronic Health Record (EHR). * Severe hypoxemia (SpO2 \< 90% despite supplemental oxygen of up to 6 L/min). * Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) use for obstructive sleep apnea, actively using \>10 hours a day. * Respiratory failure necessitating mechanical ventilation (i.e., HFNC or NIV), and planned thoracentesis within 72 hours of enrollment. * Patients with known pregnancy.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDHui D, Kim MJ, Thomas S, Sachdev G, Shete S, Rathi N, Hensch N, De La Cruz V, Ontai A, Mahler DA, Li J, Bruera E. Structured Personalized Oxygen and Supportive Therapies for Dyspnea in Oncology (SPOT-ON): A personalized randomized clinical trial protocol. PLoS One. 2025 Dec 2;20(12):e0336691. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336691. eCollection 2025. PMID 41329762