Recruiting

CTNow

Sponsor:

University of Hawaii

Code:

NCT06237816

Conditions

Cancer

Oncology

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Patient Education Intervention

Provider Education Intervention

Study Details

Brief summary:

The overall goal of the project is to pilot test CTNow, a multilevel intervention designed to facilitate access and referrals to cancer clinical trials in rural areas through patient and provider education and teleconference resources.

Conditions

Cancer

Oncology

Study ID

NCT06237816

Start date

May 1, 2025

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must have been diagnosed with any cancer.
  • Patients who have received treatment, are receiving cancer treatment at the time of enrollment, or estimated to start treatment within 90 days.
  • Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age. Patients must be able to read, write, and speak English. Study materials and telephone calls are only available in English.

Patients must be residents of Hawaii, Kauai, or Maui counties.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must not have previously participated in a cancer clinical trial. Those who have participated in a cancer clinical trial are not eligible for the study.

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Patient Education Intervention

A multimedia educational series is designed to provide patient education on cancer clinical trials.

The following topics are addressed:

  • What is a clinical trial?
  • Types of clinical trials.
  • Phases of clinical trials.
  • Benefits and drawbacks.
  • Costs.
  • FAQs. This section covers common myths and clarifies these myths using a Q\&A format.
  • How to join a clinical trial. Information about eligibility and informed consent.
  • Clinical trial stories. Testimonies from oncology providers and patients. Each module is approximately 2-5 minutes, and they can be reviewed in the order/schedule preferred by the patient.

The overall program is 30 minutes to view including the videos. The tablet provided to patients provides additional benefits for participation.

experimental: Provider Education Intervention

The provider education intervention will consist of 3 provider informational sessions conducted individually. These individual provider sessions will be conducted by teleconference by the research team and scheduled according to provider's availability.

Provider workshops are designed to provide both a background on clinical trial infrastructure in Hawaii and resources for additional information. The content of these sessions includes:

  • An overview of clinical trials infrastructure in Hawaii.
  • Available trials in Hawaii. At each informational session, the research team will review available trials and any new/upcoming trials with the provider.
  • An overview of how to get involved in clinical trials. As experience and background re: clinical trials may vary across providers, the content of these informational sessions will be tailored to each provider. Following the initial session, 2 additional meetings will be scheduled in 4-6 months as follow-up sessions.

Interventions

Patient Education Intervention

Multimedia Educational Videos

Provider Education Intervention

Provider workshops via zoom

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in patients' awareness and knowledge of clinical trials [ Time Frame: 18 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Izumi Okado, PhD

(808) 564-5978iokado@cc.hawaii.edu

Aaron Roberts

8084404583aroberts@cc.hawaii.edu

Locations

Hilo Benioff Medical Center

Recruiting

Hilo, Hawaii, United States, 96720

Contacts

Izumi Okado

(808) 564-5978iokado@cc.hawaii.edu

Univesity of Hawaii Cancer Center

Recruiting

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813

Contacts

Aaron Roberts

5857309892aroberts@cc.hawaii.edu

Tomomi Otaki

totaki@cc.hawaii.edu

Wilcox Medical Center

Recruiting

Lihue, Hawaii, United States, 96766

Contacts

Izumi Okado

(808) 564-5978iokado@cc.hawaii.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Hawaii

Last update posted

Apr 3, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-07. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Hawaii on 2026-04-03. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.