Study of a Support Program for Quality of Life in Chinese Cancer Patients and Survivors

August 11, 2026 updated by: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

A Multicomponent Support Program to Enhance Quality of Life in Chinese Cancer Patients and Survivors (MSP-CCS): Pilot Optimization Trial and Implementation Outcomes

The purpose of this study is to evaluate different combinations of cancer education sessions, counseling sessions, and peer support meetings developed for Chinese cancer patients and survivors. The researchers will look at whether the combinations are practical and effective, and how they impact participants' quality of life.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied. On ClinicalTrials.gov, conditions may also include other health-related issues, such as lifespan, quality of life, and health risks.

Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.

Study Type

Study Type

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Study types include interventional studies (also called clinical trials), observational studies (including patient registries), and expanded access.
Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
64

Phase

Phase

The stage of a clinical trial studying a drug or biological product, based on definitions developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The phase is based on the study's objective, the number of participants, and other characteristics. There are five phases: Early Phase 1 (formerly listed as Phase 0), Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, and Phase 4. Not Applicable is used to describe trials without FDA-defined phases, including trials of devices or behavioral interventions.
  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact

The name and contact information for the person who can answer enrollment questions for a clinical study. Each location where the study is being conducted may also have a specific contact, who may be better able to answer those questions.
  • Name: Jennifer Leng, MD, MPH
  • Phone Number: 646-888-8057

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Florence Lui, PhD
  • Phone Number: 646-888-8375
  • Email: luif@mskcc.org

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Jersey
      • Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920
        • Recruiting
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)
        • Contact:
          • Florence Lui, PhD
          • Phone Number: 646-888-8375
      • Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748
        • Recruiting
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)
        • Contact:
          • Florence Lui, PhD
          • Phone Number: 646-888-8375
      • Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645
        • Recruiting
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)
        • Contact:
          • Florence Lui, PhD
          • Phone Number: 646-888-8375
    • New York
      • Commack, New York, United States, 11725
        • Recruiting
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Suffolk- Commack (All Protocol Activities)
        • Contact:
          • Florence Lui, PhD
          • Phone Number: 646-888-8375
      • East White Plains, New York, United States, 10604
        • Recruiting
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)
        • Contact:
          • Florence Lui, PhD
          • Phone Number: 646-888-8375
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • Recruiting
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
        • Contact:
          • Jennifer Leng, MD, MPH
          • Phone Number: 646-888-8057
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Florence Lui, PhD
        • Contact:
          • Florence Lui, PhD
          • Phone Number: 646-888-8375
      • Uniondale, New York, United States, 11553
        • Recruiting
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)
        • Contact:
          • Florence Lui, PhD
          • Phone Number: 646-888-8375

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosed with cancer (any type/stage) (per EMR for MSK patients or self-report for external participants) within the last 5 years
  • Age ≥ 18 years (per EMR for MSK patients or self-report for external participants)

Self-Report Criteria:

  • Of Chinese descent
  • Speaks Mandarin "well" or "very well"
  • Moderately low HRQOL (<70 FACT-G score)4, 48
  • Resides in New York or New Jersey
  • Agrees to participate via telehealth (video or phone)
  • Agrees to be audio-recorded

Exclusion Criteria:

Self-Report Criteria:

  • Per PI determination, requires a higher level of care for current passive or active suicidal ideation than current protocol is able to provide. If a participant receives a score of > 0 on item 9 of the PHQ-9,5 they will be referred to study PI for further evaluation using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale. They will be excluded from participation in this study if there is presence of suicidal risk, determined by affirmative response(s) on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
  • Too ill to participate determined by the question: "Do you feel too ill to participate because of communication problems, uncontrollable pain, or other symptoms that prevent you from participating?"
  • Cognitive impairment (Montreal Cognitive Assessment 5 Minute - telephone version with a score < 12)
  • Per consenting professional determination, unable to understand the informed consent procedure
  • Participation in study #14-076: Adaptation of Individual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Chinese immigrant cancer patients)
  • Currently receiving/have received psychotherapy/counseling/peer support within the last 6 months (patients being treated solely with psychotropic medications will not be excluded if they are not receiving psychotherapy/counseling/peer support)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: 1 - Cancer Education + Meaning-Centered Counseling + Peer Support + Enhanced Standard Care
All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources. Cancer education sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions.Counseling sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions. Peer support meetings, will have 3 monthly meetings.
Other: Cancer Education
Cancer Education on side effects and their management, treatment options, advance care planning, and survivorship. Each session will last about 30-60 minutes and will be completed over the phone or by video call.
Other: Meaning-Centered Counseling
Meaning-centered counseling aims to activate culturally relevant meaning-focused coping strategies in Chinese-speaking patients and survivors (CCS). Each session will last about 45-60 minutes and will be completed over the phone or by video call.
Other: Peer Support
Peer support aims to increase social support for CCS to decrease cancer stigma, which has been associated with greater psychological distress, especially among less acculturated Chinese immigrant CCS. The meetings will include up to 6-8 Mandarin-speaking patients and survivors and will last about 90 minutes.
Other: Enhanced Standard Care
enhanced standard care ( written cancer information materials in Chinese and referral to counseling)
Experimental: 2 - Cancer Education + Meaning-Centered Counseling + Enhanced Standard Care
All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources. Cancer education sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions.Counseling sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions.
Other: Cancer Education
Cancer Education on side effects and their management, treatment options, advance care planning, and survivorship. Each session will last about 30-60 minutes and will be completed over the phone or by video call.
Other: Meaning-Centered Counseling
Meaning-centered counseling aims to activate culturally relevant meaning-focused coping strategies in Chinese-speaking patients and survivors (CCS). Each session will last about 45-60 minutes and will be completed over the phone or by video call.
Other: Enhanced Standard Care
enhanced standard care ( written cancer information materials in Chinese and referral to counseling)
Experimental: 3 - Cancer Education + Peer Support + Enhanced Standard Care
All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources. Cancer education sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions. Peer support meetings, will have 3 monthly meetings.
Other: Cancer Education
Cancer Education on side effects and their management, treatment options, advance care planning, and survivorship. Each session will last about 30-60 minutes and will be completed over the phone or by video call.
Other: Peer Support
Peer support aims to increase social support for CCS to decrease cancer stigma, which has been associated with greater psychological distress, especially among less acculturated Chinese immigrant CCS. The meetings will include up to 6-8 Mandarin-speaking patients and survivors and will last about 90 minutes.
Other: Enhanced Standard Care
enhanced standard care ( written cancer information materials in Chinese and referral to counseling)
Experimental: 4 - Cancer Education + Enhanced Standard Care
All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources. Cancer education sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions.
Other: Cancer Education
Cancer Education on side effects and their management, treatment options, advance care planning, and survivorship. Each session will last about 30-60 minutes and will be completed over the phone or by video call.
Other: Enhanced Standard Care
enhanced standard care ( written cancer information materials in Chinese and referral to counseling)
Experimental: 5 - Meaning-Centered Counseling + Peer Support + Enhanced Standard Care
All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources.Counseling sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions. Peer support meetings, will have 3 monthly meetings
Other: Meaning-Centered Counseling
Meaning-centered counseling aims to activate culturally relevant meaning-focused coping strategies in Chinese-speaking patients and survivors (CCS). Each session will last about 45-60 minutes and will be completed over the phone or by video call.
Other: Peer Support
Peer support aims to increase social support for CCS to decrease cancer stigma, which has been associated with greater psychological distress, especially among less acculturated Chinese immigrant CCS. The meetings will include up to 6-8 Mandarin-speaking patients and survivors and will last about 90 minutes.
Other: Enhanced Standard Care
enhanced standard care ( written cancer information materials in Chinese and referral to counseling)
Experimental: 6 - Meaning-Centered Counseling- + Enhanced Standard Care
All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources. Counseling sessions, will have 3 weekly sessions.
Other: Meaning-Centered Counseling
Meaning-centered counseling aims to activate culturally relevant meaning-focused coping strategies in Chinese-speaking patients and survivors (CCS). Each session will last about 45-60 minutes and will be completed over the phone or by video call.
Other: Enhanced Standard Care
enhanced standard care ( written cancer information materials in Chinese and referral to counseling)
Experimental: 7 - Peer Support + Enhanced Standard Care
All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources. Peer support meetings, will have 3 monthly meetings
Other: Peer Support
Peer support aims to increase social support for CCS to decrease cancer stigma, which has been associated with greater psychological distress, especially among less acculturated Chinese immigrant CCS. The meetings will include up to 6-8 Mandarin-speaking patients and survivors and will last about 90 minutes.
Other: Enhanced Standard Care
enhanced standard care ( written cancer information materials in Chinese and referral to counseling)
Active Comparator: 8 - Enhanced Standard Care
All participants will also receive cancer information materials and resources.
Other: Enhanced Standard Care
enhanced standard care ( written cancer information materials in Chinese and referral to counseling)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of eligible participants who enroll in the trial.
Time Frame: 2 years
2 years
Proportion of participants who complete treatment
Time Frame: 24 weeks
Pproportion of assessments that are completed, with completion defined as submitting the 24-week assessment with a minimum of the FACT-G completed.
24 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Herald Cancer Association
Brooklyn College Cancer Center

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Florence Lui, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
February 27, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
February 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
February 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 2, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
March 2, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
March 6, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
August 13, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
August 11, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 26-025

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center supports the international committee of medical journal editors (ICMJE) and the ethical obligation of responsible sharing of data from clinical trials. The protocol summary, a statistical summary, and informed consent form will be made available on clinicaltrials.gov when required as a condition of Federal awards, other agreements supporting the research and/or as otherwise required. Requests for deidentified individual participant data can be made beginning 12 months after publication and for up to 36 months post publication. Deidentified individual participant data reported in the manuscript will be shared under the terms of a Data Use Agreement and may only be used for approved proposals. Requests may be made to: crdatashare@mskcc.org.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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