Recruiting

CERCA

Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Code:

NCT07278414

Conditions

Childhood Cancers

Caregiver Social Support

Caregiver Distress

Social Needs

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Community Enhancing Resources for Childhood cAncer support (CERCA)

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to design Community Enhancing Resources for Childhood cAncer support (CERCA) and refine intervention procedures to target Health-related Social Needs (HRSN) in families of children with cancer. CERCA will leverage existing community resources and create partnerships that will lead to sustainable outcomes. The hypothesis is that through context-driven co-design and community-engaged research methods, the study team will develop an acceptable intervention to target unmet HRSN in families of children with cancer.

Conditions

Childhood Cancers

Caregiver Social Support

Caregiver Distress

Social Needs

Study ID

NCT07278414

Start date

Jan 7, 2026

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Jun, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Caregivers of Children with Cancer

  • A caregiver of a child (<18 years old) actively receiving treatment or recently completed treatment (within the past 1 year prior to enrollment) for any type of cancer. A caregiver is defined as any individual involved in bringing the child to the clinic or providing care at home, the hospital, or other healthcare setting (e.g., parents, guardians, siblings, etc.).
  • Ability to understand IRB-approved information sheet and willingness to provide consent.
  • Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent.
  • Ability to understand the English and/or Spanish language.

Community-based Organizations

  • Representative of community-based organizations that provide resources for families of children with cancer
  • Ability to understand IRB-approved information sheet and willingness to provide consent.
  • Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent.
  • Ability to understand English and/or Spanish language.

Healthcare Professionals

  • Physicians, advanced practice practitioners, nurses, clinical social workers, medical assistants, clinic patient service representatives, and cancer center administrators at AHWFBC.
  • Ability to understand IRB-approved information sheet and willingness to provide consent.
  • Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent.
  • Ability to understand English and/or Spanish language.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • There are no specific exclusion criteria.

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Caregivers, Community-Based Organizations, and Healthcare Professionals

Caregivers of children undergoing cancer care, representatives of community-based organizations that provide resources for families of children with cancer, and healthcare providers of children undergoing cancer care

Interventions

Community Enhancing Resources for Childhood cAncer support (CERCA)

CERCA is a context-driven, co-designed intervention leveraging community resources to address unmet Health-related Social Needs (HRSN) among families of children with cancer. This study will observe the process of intervention development and assess acceptability and feasibility.

Primary outcome measure

  • Unmet Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
  • Processes of HRSN screening and referrals [ Time Frame: Approximately 10 months after study initiation ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Hiral Amin

704-446-4838Hiral.Amin@advocatehealth.org

Locations

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

Recruiting

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157

Contacts

Katherine Brinkley

336-702-4483katherine.brinkley@advocatehealth.org

Principal Investigator:

Joanna M Robles, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Last update posted

Jul 17, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • Social Needs
  • Caregiver Support
  • Childhood Cancer

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Wake Forest University Health Sciences on 2026-07-17.