Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

NYU Langone Health

Code:

NCT06927050

Conditions

Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Visual Communication Tool

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is a study in patients with newly diagnosed cancer to prospectively evaluate the feasibility of integration of a visual communication tool for patients/caregivers/providers by determining whether such a tool can increase overall satisfaction with the patient experience.

Conditions

Cancer

Study ID

NCT06927050

Start date

Apr 21, 2025

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Apr 1, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Apr 1, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients:

  • Patients seen in consultation from 12/1/2024-6/1/2025
  • Patients aged 18 years to 100 years old
  • Patients with a malignancy of breast or head and neck
  • English speaking patients
  • Patients being treated with definitive intent
  • Patients treated at NYU Langone Health for their malignancy
  • Willing and able to provide consent

Caregivers:

  • Any adult caregiver(s) (aged 18 years to 100 years old) to a patient who fulfills the inclusion and exclusion criteria above.
  • Willing and able to provide consent

Providers:

  • Doctors and nurse practitioners in medical oncology and radiation oncology, and in the ear nose throat (ENT) department.
  • Willing and able to provide consent
  • aged 18 years to 100 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients:

  • Patients with any other site of disease other than listed above
  • Non-English-speaking patients, as the tool is currently available in English only. Translation into additional languages such as Spanish and Russian is currently in process.
  • Patient unable to complete the survey portion of the study independently

Caregivers:

• Unable to complete the survey portion of the study independently

Study Design

Enrollment

86 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Patients (and caregivers) recently diagnosed with cancer

Enrolled patients will receive a tool during the patient consultation encounter to explain their disease location and stage, role of radiation, logistics of radiation treatment delivery and sequencing of treatment. Following the encounter, a survey will be provided.

If patients are accompanied by a caregiver(s), they will also receive a survey.

Interventions

Visual Communication Tool

MyCareGorithm will be used during the patient consultation encounter to explain their disease location and stage, role of radiation, logistics of radiation treatment delivery and sequencing of treatment. MyCareGorithm is an online educational tool that will be displayed to the patient via iPad or Microsoft tablet.

Primary outcome measure

  • Percentage of "Satisfied" Patients [ Time Frame: Day 0 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jason Domogauer, MD, PhD

(212) 501-5003Jason.Domogauer@nyulangone.org

Julie Xiao

(646) 501-2918julie.xiao@nyulangone.org

Locations

NYU Langone Health

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10016

More Information

Sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Last update posted

Feb 25, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by NYU Langone Health on 2026-02-25.