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

November 3, 2026 updated by: Stanford University

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.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

18

Phase

  • 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 Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
        • Recruiting
        • Stanford University
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Stephanie Smith, MD, MPH

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

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 25 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Lack of proficiency in written and spoken English or Spanish

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Family-Centered Communication

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

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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of invited young adult cancer survivor-support person dyads enrolled
Time Frame: From recruitment initiation through completion of study enrollment, up to 24 months

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
Time Frame: From intervention initiation through intervention completion, up to 3 weeks

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
Time Frame: Post-intervention, within 2 months after intervention completion

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
Time Frame: Post-intervention, within 2 months after intervention completion

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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Stanford University

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Stephanie Smith, MD, MPH, Stanford University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 10, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 11, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 18, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

May 26, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 4, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 3, 2026

Last Verified

November 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB-85827
  • 5K08CA285829 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • NCI-2026-06570 (Registry Identifier: National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials Reporting Program)

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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