NCT06037954Recruiting
A Study of Mental Health Care in People With Cancer
Mental Health Care Initiation Intervention for Older Adults With Cancer
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to look at mental health services for adults with depressed mood who were diagnosed with cancer at the age of 65 or older. This study will compare the usual approach for connecting older adults with depressed mood to mental health services with the Open Door for Cancer (OD-C) approach. We will find out if the OD-C approach is practical and useful for cancer patients who participate in the intervention and for providers who see or treat cancer patients.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 130 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 8 Sept 2023
- Start date
- 7 Sept 2023
- Primary completion date
- Sept 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Diseases
- Prostate cancer, Lung cancer, Colorectal cancer
- NCT number
- NCT06037954
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 130
- From 7 Sept 2023 to the primary completion date, Sept 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Per medical record and/or self-report, receiving hospice care at the time of enrollment
Other
- Patients
- Severely cognitively impaired as demonstrated by Blessed Orientation Memory Concentration scores of ≥ 11
- Per research staff judgment and/or self-report, too ill or weak to complete study procedures
- Per medical record and/or self-report, currently enrolled in mental health treatment
- Providers
- N/A
Who the study is looking for
- Patients
- Per medical record and/or self-report, diagnosed with breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer at age 65 years or older
- Per medical record and/or self-report, undergoing active cancer treatment (e.g., radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgery) or within six months of completing treatment
- Score of ≥5 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
- Per self-report, fluent in English\*\* \*\* Language verification: Prior to enrollment, patients will be asked the following two questions by a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) to verify English fluency necessary for participation in the study:
- How well do you speak English? (must respond "very well" or "well" when given the choices of Very well, Well, Not well, Not at all, Don't know, or Refused)
- What is your preferred language for healthcare? (must respond English)
- Providers
- Per self-report, works in oncology, nursing, social work, psychology, or psychiatry
- Per self-report, currently works in oncology at least 50% of the time
- Per self-report, provided cancer care for at least three years at time of consent
- Per self-report, fluent in English
Age in the registry: 65 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Recruiting |
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