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A New Psychotherapy Intervention for Older Cancer Patients

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT IDNCT04452825ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

459

Study length

about 5.4 years

Ages

70+

Locations

1 site in NY

What this study is about

This trial is testing whether a new psychotherapy intervention called Cancer and Aging: Reflections for Elders (CARE) can effectively treat depression and distress in older cancer patients. CARE is a 5-session phone-based intervention, compared to the Social Work and Supportive Counseling (SWSC) intervention, which also takes place over the phone. SWSC is a standard psychotherapeutic intervention that has been shown to be supportive and effective for patients with cancer.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Participate in Cancer and Aging: Reflections for Elders (CARE) Intervention
  • 2.Participate in Social Work and Supportive Counseling (SWSC) Intervention

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized (Open Label)

You are randomly assigned, but you will know your treatment.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Endpoints

Primary: Depression and Anxiety: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

Body systems

Oncology