Recruiting

Parenting Support

Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Code:

NCT05059678

Conditions

Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Best Practice

Educational Intervention

Questionnaire Administration

Study Details

Brief summary:

This clinical trial examines the acceptability and effect of a parenting support intervention for families coping with solid tumor that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic) or has come back (recurrent). Parenting support program may help to reduce common parenting concerns, improve communication between parents and children about cancer, and improve the overall psychological wellbeing of parents.

Conditions

Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Study ID

NCT05059678

Start date

Nov 30, 2021

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must (1) be diagnosed with a metastatic or locally recurrent solid malignant tumor and on active treatment; (2) be at least 18 years old; (3) have at least one dependent child between the ages of 4 and 16 and currently living with the parent; (4) be able to provide informed consent and (5) have a spousal caregiver over the age of 18 who co-parents the child(ren) (i.e. share custody) and is willing and able to consent to participate.\*

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants and caregivers who do not read and speak English and who do not have access to the internet.

Study Design

Enrollment

120 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Group I (education material, videoconference session)

Examine the acceptability of a parenting support intervention in 10 patients with an incurable cancer and their spousal caregivers (cohort A) and 10 patients with an advanced cancer diagnosis and their family caregivers (cohort B).

active comparator: Group II (waitlist control)

Participants receive standard of care.

Interventions

Best Practice

Receive standard of care

Educational Intervention

Receive educational materials and attend videoconference sessions

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Primary outcome measure

  • Examine the feasibility of implementing a parenting support intervention in 50 patients with an incurable cancer and their spousal caregivers. [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Kathrin Milbury

713-745-2868kmilbury@mdanderson.org

Locations

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Kathrin Milbury

713-745-2868kmilbury@mdanderson.org

Principal Investigator:

Kathrin Milbury

More Information

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Last update posted

Feb 19, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center on 2026-02-19.