Recruiting

Jumpstart Tool

Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Code:

NCT07855484

Conditions

Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 39

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Jumpstart GOCC intervention

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to adapt a goals of care communication tool, called Jumpstart, for adolescent and young adult cancer patients (also called AYAC). Goals of care conversations are discussions between patients and their doctors about the patient's wishes, values, and priorities for their care. The Jumpstart tool was created for adult patients to help start these conversations during doctor's appointments. This study will adapt the tool so that it works better for adolescent and young adult patients with cancer. We will also look at whether the tool is practical and useful for AYAC and for medical doctors who see or treat AYAC patients.

Conditions

Cancer

Study ID

NCT07855484

Start date

Sep 25, 2026

Status verified date

Sep, 2026

Completion date

Sep 25, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 25, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 39

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient (All Aims)

  • Between ages 18-39;
  • Has a diagnosis of Stage III or IV cancer as per clinician note in the EMR;
  • Attended at least one, but no more than three, appointments with their oncologist as per EMR or self-report;
  • English as their primary language in the EMR;
  • Can independently consent to study procedures without a surrogate or legally authorized representative;
  • MSK treating oncologist answers "no" to the question, "Would you be surprised if this patient died within the next year?"
  • AIMS 2 \& 3 ONLY: Did not participate in previous aims Clinician (All Aims)
  • are 18 or older;
  • are an MSK oncologist who sees AYAC patients
  • AIMS 2 \& 3 ONLY: Did not participate in previous aims

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clinician (Aims 1 \& 2): none
  • Patient (Aim 3 ONLY)
  • if a GOCC has previously been documented in the EMR

Study Design

Enrollment

118 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Patients (Adolescent and young adult cancer patients (AYAC) between ages 15-39) on the Jumpstart Arm

active comparator: Patients on the SOC/Control Arm

experimental: Clinicians on the Jumpstart Arm

active comparator: Clinicans on the SOC/Control Arm

Interventions

Jumpstart GOCC intervention

1. Patient-facing survey;
2. GOCC tips sheet for the patient;
3. GOCC guide for providers

Primary outcome measure

  • Number of participants who participate [ Time Frame: 2 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Meghan McDarby, MD

646-888-0027mcdarbym@mskcc.org

Patricia Parker, PhD

646-888-0210

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (All protocol activities)

Recruiting

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920

Contacts

Meghan McDarby, MD

646-888-0027

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748

Contacts

Meghan McDarby, MD

646-888-0027

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645

Contacts

Meghan McDarby, MD

646-888-0027

Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack (All Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Commack, New York, United States, 11725

Contacts

Meghan McDarby, MD

646-888-0027

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Harrison, New York, United States, 10604

Contacts

Meghan McDarby, MD

646-888-0027

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10065

Contacts

Meghan McDarby, MD

646-888-0027

Patricia Parker, PhD

646-888-0210

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Uniondale, New York, United States, 11553

Contacts

Meghan McDarby, MD

646-888-0027

More Information

Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Last update posted

Oct 2, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2026

Keywords

  • Young adults
  • Improving Goals of Care Conversations
  • Stage III or IV cancer
  • 26-339

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-03. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on 2026-10-02. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.