Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Code:

NCT05694650

Conditions

Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Focus Group

Interview

Study Details

Brief summary:

The objective of this qualitative research study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of cancer care providers, patients with cancer and caregivers regarding hospital care at home. We aim to conduct qualitative interviews to inform implementation of future on oncology hospital care at home programs

Conditions

Cancer

Study ID

NCT05694650

Start date

Oct 12, 2022

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Sep 30, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 30, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Cancer Care Providers

  • Cancer care providers of any specialty, including but not limited to oncologists, surgeons, hospitalists, emergency medicine physicians, nurses (including nurse practitioners), physician assistants, and any other member of the cancer care team (eg social workers or physical therapists)
  • Employed by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2. Patients

  • Adults ages 18 and over
  • Currently undergoing or completed cancer treatment within the last 5 years at MD Anderson
  • Able to speak and read in English
3. Caregivers

  • Adults ages 18 and over
  • Self-identifies as a caregiver of an individual over 18 who is currently undergoing cancer treatment or completed cancer treatment within the last 5 years at MD Anderson
  • Able to speak and read in English

Exclusion:

None

Study Design

Enrollment

20 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Focus

Participants will be asked about your previous experiences providing cancer care at MD Anderson and your thoughts on providing hospital care at home

Interview

Participants will be asked about your previous experiences providing cancer care at MD Anderson and your thoughts on providing hospital care at home

Interventions

Focus Group

Participants can meet with an interviewer alone. The focus group should take about 1 hour and will be held in person at MD Anderson, by telephone, or online using a video conferencing app called Zoom

Interview

Participants can meet with an interviewer alone. The interview should take about 1 hour and will be held in person at MD Anderson, by telephone, or online using a video conferencing app called Zoom

Primary outcome measure

  • Quality of Life Questionnaires [ Time Frame: through study completion an average of 1 year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Josiah Halm, MD, MPH

713-794-4315jhalm@mdanderson.org

Locations

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Josiah Halm, MD, MPH

713-794-4315jhalm@mdanderson.org

Principal Investigator:

Josiah Halm, MD, MPH

More Information

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Last update posted

Mar 3, 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 2026-03-03.