Recruiting

TrialTalk™

Sponsor:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Code:

NCT06985953

Conditions

Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

TrialTalk™

Study Details

Brief summary:

This clinical trial seeks to understand patients' experiences with the healthcare team and the quality of communication between patients and doctors in cancer clinics. The main question it aims to answer is:

  • Does TrialTalk™ improve communication between providers and patients?

Participants will complete questionnaires before and after their standard of care clinic visit.

Conditions

Cancer

Study ID

NCT06985953

Start date

Dec 1, 2025

Status verified date

Sep, 2025

Completion date

Feb, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria - Providers:

  • Hematologists, medical oncologists, or hematology/oncology fellows
  • Willing to complete TrialTalk™ training

Inclusion Criteria - Patients:

  • ≥ 18 years old
  • have a confirmed diagnosis of cancer
  • identify as Black, African American, or non-Hispanic White
  • can read and understand English to complete the study questionnaires
  • had previous visits with the enrolled provider

Exclusion Criteria - Providers:

  • providers who received previous training in the TrialTalk™ method or used it in practice before will be excluded

Exclusion Criteria - Patients:

\- have moderate to severe cognitive impairment as determined by participant's provider

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Provider participants

Cancer providers who have received TrialTalk™ training.

experimental: Patient participants

Patients who are treated by a cancer provider who has received TrialTalk™ training.

Interventions

TrialTalk™

TrialTalk™ is a communication tool that focuses on making the options visible and accessible while involving patients in the discussion.

Primary outcome measure

  • Fidelity - Providers [ Time Frame: Monthly for 6 months ]
  • Sustainability of TrialTalk™ communication tool [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
  • Change in quality of communication [ Time Frame: Up to 2 hours ]
  • Change in trust of provider [ Time Frame: Up to 2 hours ]
  • Usefulness of tool [ Time Frame: Up to 2 hours ]
  • Understanding of treatment options [ Time Frame: Up to 2 hours ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Cancer Connect

800-622-8922clinicaltrials@cancer.wisc.edu

Locations

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Recruiting

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705

Contacts

Cancer Connect

800-622-8922clinicaltrials@cancer.wisc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Monica Patel, MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Last update posted

Aug 7, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2025

Keywords

  • communication

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Wisconsin, Madison on 2026-08-07.