What this means
Researchers are comparing a new 5-session phone therapy called CARE with an existing phone counseling method. The study is still recruiting, so no results are available yet.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 70 and over
- Where
- 1 site, including New York
The science
- Registered title
- A New Psychotherapy Intervention for Older Cancer Patients
- Trial ID
- NCT04452825 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Cancer
- What is tested
- Cancer and Aging: Reflections for Elders (CARE) Intervention, Social Work and Supportive Counseling (SWSC) Intervention
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Ages
- 70 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Jun 30, 2020 · updated Apr 17, 2026
Registry summary
This study is being done to see if a new psychotherapy intervention called Cancer and Aging: Reflections for Elders (CARE) can effectively treat depression and distress in older cancer patients. CARE is a 5-session intervention that takes place over the phone. This study will compare CARE with the Social Work and Supportive Counseling (SWSC) intervention, which also takes place over the phone. SWSC is a standard psychotherapeutic intervention that has been shown to be a supportive and effective form of treatment for distress for patients with cancer. The researchers will look at which intervention is more effective in treating depression and distress in participants.
Sites (1)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States