Bridging the Gap in Psychosocial Care for Cancer Survivors

NCT07672314 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2026-00954;th26Zwahlen
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the implementation of a routine digital psychosocial screening combined with a psycho-oncological Navigation Call for cancer survivors after completion of primary treatment with the goal to improve identification of psychosocial needs and facilitate access to supportive care.

Conditions

Cancer Survivorship; Psychological Distress; Psycho-Oncology; Supportive Care

Keywords

Cancer survivors; Survivorship care; Digital screening; Psycho-oncology; Psychosocial distress; Patient-reported outcomes (PROs); Navigation Call; Feasibility study; Acceptability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Feasibility of the Navigation Call

  Assessment: Proportion of included participants who complete the Navigation Call Scale: Dichotomous outcome (completed yes/no) Interpretation: Higher proportion indicates greater feasibility

  During the study intervention period, approximately 3 months after 1. follow-up consultation

Secondary Outcomes (13)

• Acceptance of the Navigation Call:

  1 day to 1 week after the Navigation Call

• Acceptance of the digital screening in routine care

  1 day to 1 week after routine digital screening

• Prevalence of psychosocial burden - Distress

  At study inclusion (first follow-up consultation)

• Prevalence of psychosocial burden - Physical functioning

  At study inclusion (first follow-up consultation)

• Prevalence of psychosocial burden - Role functioning

  At study inclusion (first follow-up consultation)

Study Arms (1)

Navigation Call

EXPERIMENTAL

Routine digital psychosocial screening plus a semi-structured psycho-oncological Navigation Call conducted 7-14 days after follow-up. The call focuses on discussion of screening results, identification of psychosocial needs and barriers, and facilitation of access to supportive care services.

Behavioral: Navigation Call

Interventions

Navigation Call BEHAVIORAL

Semi-structured psycho-oncological Navigation Call to discuss screening results, identify psychosocial needs and barriers, and facilitate access to supportive care services.

Navigation Call

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Adults aged ≥18 years
• Under oncological care at the USB for ≥9 months
• Completion of primary cancer treatment (see definition below)
• Attendance at routine oncological follow-up at USB
• Ability to provide written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Primary brain tumors
• Severe cognitive impairment
• Acute psychiatric symptoms that may impair the participant's ability to provide informed consent or comply with study procedures
• Insufficient German language skills

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Basel

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

Location

Study Officials

• Diana Zwahlen,, Dr. phil.

  University Hospital of Basel

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Noa Roemmel

CONTACT

+41 61 55 65325; noanaa-wansa.roemmel@usb.ch

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

Model Details: Random invitation single-arm trial (RISAT) in which eligible patients are randomly invited to receive a psycho-oncological Navigation Call in addition to routine care, while non-invited patients receive routine follow-up care only. Randomization applies to the invitation to the intervention rather than treatment allocation, and any comparison with non-invited patients is exploratory.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 17, 2026
• First Posted: June 26, 2026
• Study Start: July 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2028
• Last Updated: June 29, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Locations

CH (1)