BOLSTER: Learning New Skills to Thrive
NCT06936878 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 600
Last updated 2026-04-28
Summary
This research study is evaluating a new program called Building Out Lifelines for Safety, Trust, Empowerment, and Renewal or (BOLSTER), which was designed to support participants with a gynecological or gastrointestinal cancer and new and complex care needs.
Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Gynecologic Cancer
- Advanced Cancer
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL
-
BOLSTER Program
This supportive care program includes six telehealth sessions led by a trained nurse to help patients with advanced gynecological or gastrointestinal cancers and their care partners build skills, manage symptoms, and cope with challenges. Two additional sessions will be help support care partners. Participants will also get access to the BOLSTER website, which offers personalized educational materials to support their well-being
Sponsors & Collaborators
-
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
collaborator NIH - lead OTHER
Principal Investigators
-
Alexi Wright, MD MPH · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Study Design
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Purpose
- HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
- Masking
- NONE
- Model
- PARALLEL
Eligibility
- Min Age
- 18 Years
- Sex
- ALL
- Healthy Volunteers
- No
Timeline & Regulatory
- Start
- 2025-05-12
- Primary Completion
- 2028-09-30
- Completion
- 2029-09-30
Countries
- United States
Study Locations
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