COMUNICAR: Community-Led Family-Centered Communication for Cancer Survivorship Care

NCT07606443 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: IRB-858275K08CA285829
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 18
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will test a novel intervention to facilitate family-centered communication among Hispanic/Latino (H/L) young adult childhood cancer survivors (YA-CCS), their support persons, and their clinicians through collaboration between the clinic and a community-based organization.

Conditions

Childhood Cancer

Keywords

cancer; hispanic; young adult

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Proportion of invited young adult cancer survivor-support person dyads enrolled

  Feasibility assessed by the proportion of invited dyads who enroll in the study.

  From recruitment initiation through completion of study enrollment, up to 24 months

• Proportion of enrolled young adult cancer survivors completing all intervention components

  Feasibility assessed by the proportion of enrolled young adult cancer survivor participants who complete all intervention components.

  From intervention initiation through intervention completion, up to 3 weeks

• Mean Theoretical Framework of Acceptability questionnaire score

  Acceptability assessed using participant-reported Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA) questionnaire scores. Scores range from 1-5, with higher scores indicating greater acceptability.

  Post-intervention, within 2 months after intervention completion

• Mean Satisfaction With Visit Preparation questionnaire score

  Acceptability assessed using participant-reported Satisfaction With Visit Preparation questionnaire scores. Scores range from -10 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction.

  Post-intervention, within 2 months after intervention completion

Study Arms (1)

Family-Centered Communication

EXPERIMENTAL

Young Adult Cancer Survivors (YA-CCS)-support person dyads receive a family-centered communication intervention delivered by a community health worker and coordinated around a standard-of-care survivorship clinic visit.

Behavioral: Family-Centered Communication Intervention

Interventions

Family-Centered Communication Intervention BEHAVIORAL

A novel family-centered communication intervention designed to facilitate communication among Young Adult Cancer Survivors (YA-CCS), their chosen support person, and clinicians through collaboration between the clinic and a community-based organization. The intervention includes pre-visit and post-visit sessions delivered by a community health worker and timed around a standard-of-care survivorship clinic visit.

Family-Centered Communication

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Childhood cancer survivor previously treated with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy
• Currently age 18-25 years
• Identifies as Hispanic/Latino
• Currently ≥5 years post cancer diagnosis
• Fluent in English or Spanish
• Receives medical care at Stanford
• Lives within Jacob's Heart service area (zip codes within Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito Counties: https://www.jacobsheart.org/service-area)
• Ability to understand and the willingness to provide written informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• \. Lack of proficiency in written and spoken English or Spanish

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Study Officials

• Stephanie Smith, MD, MPH

  Stanford University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Stephanie Smith, MD, MPH

CONTACT

209-609-0208; smithsm@stanford.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 11, 2026
• First Posted: May 26, 2026
• Study Start (Estimated): July 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2028
• Last Updated: May 26, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

US (1)