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Pathways, a Hope Intervention to Support Personal Goal Pursuit, Mental Health, and Quality of Life During Advanced Lung Cancer Treatment

NCT06047301 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 234

Last updated 2026-05-08

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Summary

This study will compare the effects of a brief supportive intervention, called Pathways, against enhanced usual care on the mental health and quality of life of people undergoing treatment for advanced lung cancer. Patients will complete baseline survey measures and be randomized to intervention. Survey measures will be collected again mid-intervention, post-intervention and at 6- and 12-week follow-up, with analyses focused on changes pre- to post-intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pathways

Delivered by a nurse or other healthcare provider, includes 2 in-person sessions, and phone check-ins, and occurs primarily during infusion visits. Includes a Pathways Toolkit with handouts on values and goal setting, as well as resources on symptom management, lung cancer stigma, communication strategies, and other cancer center resources.

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced Usual Care

Pathways Toolkit handouts on symptom management, lung cancer stigma, communication strategies, and other cancer center resources provided to participants. The Toolkit will be reviewed with patients in person to orient them to its purpose and contents.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Laurie McLouth

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Laurie McLouth, PhD · University of Kentucky

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-29
Primary Completion
2028-03-31
Completion
2028-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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