Bereaved Parent Conversations on Hope

NCT07675083 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: BeHopeNCI-2026-05085
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 75
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study looks at whether it is possible and helpful to have video call conversations about how hopes can change through the cancer journey between bereaved parents and learners at a children's cancer center.

Conditions

Hope

Keywords

Cancer Journey; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (SJCRH); SJCRH Bereaved Parent Advisors; SJCRH Learners; Virtual Intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Feasibility of Intervention and Acceptability of Intervention Measures

  Feasibility will be evaluated using the Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM), which includes four itemized responses that are scored from one to five, such that one represents the lowest possible mean score and five the highest possible mean score. Acceptability will be evaluated using the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM), which includes four itemized responses that are scored from one to five, such that one represents the lowest possible mean score and five the highest possible mean score. Feasibility and acceptability will be evaluated for the overall study cohort, including both learners and bereaved parent advisors, and by subgroup. Feasibility and Acceptability are standardly considered to be achieved with a mean score ≥3 for each. Higher scores indicate greater perceived feasibility and acceptability.

  Day 1 after virtual meeting

• Survey

  To evaluate the impact of discussions about hope on both bereaved parent advisors and learners, investigators will summarize the distribution of responses to the pre and post intervention survey items by reporting frequencies and percentages for each response category. Pre-intervention surveys will also contain demographic information.

  At enrollment and day 1 after virtual meeting

• Written Reflections

  Written reflections, captured after each virtual session, will be de-identified and analyzed using content analysis, an inductive approach which may include memo-writing, codebook development, coding, reconciliation, and synthesis to identify patterns and themes that emerge from the reflections. These will be used to assess impact of the session on both learners and parent advisors.

  Day 1 after virtual meeting

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Debrief Sessions

  Quarterly over 2 years

Study Arms (1)

Educational Intervention

OTHER

Intervention Participants: Students, observers, trainees, and newly hired clinicians ≥18 years old participating in or observing clinical care at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and willing to participate in the virtual intervention and associated study activities as learners. Intervention Facilitators: Bereaved parents ≥ 18 years old screened and cleared to volunteer as advisers with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and willing to participate in the virtual intervention and associated study activities as a facilitator.

Other: Discussion Guide; Other: Post-session Reflection Exercise

Interventions

Discussion Guide OTHER

See Detailed Description

Educational Intervention

Post-session Reflection Exercise OTHER

See Detailed Description

Educational Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Intervention Participants must be:
• Students, observers, trainees, and newly hired clinicians,
• ≥18 years old,
• participating in or observing clinical care at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and
• willing to participate in the virtual intervention and associated study activities as learners
• Intervention Facilitators must be:
• Bereaved parents,
• ≥ 18 years old,
• screened and cleared to volunteer as advisers with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital through Family, Guest and Volunteer Services, and
• willing to participate in the virtual intervention and associated study activities as a facilitator

You may not qualify if:

• Intervention Participants:
• Age \< 18 years, decline participation, or unable to speak/write in conversational English.
• Intervention Facilitators:
• Age \< 18 years, decline participation, or unable to speak/write in conversational English.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States

RECRUITING

Related Links

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Clinical Trials Open at St. Jude

Study Officials

• Brittany Cowfer, MD

  St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Brittany Cowfer, MD

CONTACT

888-226-4343; referralinfo@stjude.org

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 24, 2026
• First Posted: June 30, 2026
• Study Start: July 24, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2028
• Last Updated: July 29, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP
• Time Frame: Data will be made available at the time of article publication.
• Access Criteria: Data will be provided to researchers following a formal request with the following information: full name of requestor, affiliation, data set requested, and timing of when data is needed. As an informational point, the lead statistician and study principal investigator will be informed that primary results datasets have been requested.

Locations

US (1)