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Conditions studied: Communication

In brief

Investigators want to find better ways for doctors and families to talk about cancer and how uncertainty may affect a child's life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07663539

Run by

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

People needed

50

Starts

2026-07-09

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All participants must be ≥ 18 years of age or legally emancipated
• Parent Participants must have a child who:
• Received cancer care from a clinician at St. Jude, as documented in the electronic medical record, AND
• Died at least 6 months prior to enrollment, but no more than 24 months prior to enrollment.
• Oncologist participants at St. Jude must:
• Be listed as the primary oncologist as documented in the electronic medical record, AND
• Have the respective patient's parent agreement to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Declining, refusal, or unwillingness to participate
• Inability or unwillingness of research participant to give informed consent.

Where it is running

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee, United States (enrolling)

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