Oncologic Timely Palliative Care And Remote Monitoring With Electronic Assessments And Telehealth (ON-TARGET)

June 24, 2026 updated by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
To examine how we can provide supportive care for patients with advanced cancer better tailored to their needs

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Primary Objectives Objective 1: To compare the impact of timely SPC referral and enhanced usual care (i.e., selective referral) on the proportion of participants with an outpatient SPC consultation at (a) 12 weeks (primary outcome) and (b) 24 weeks post-initial screening.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

300

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
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • MD Anderson Cancer Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • David Hui, MD

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Eligibility Criteria

  • Age ≥ 18
  • Outpatients who are within 12 weeks of diagnosis of metastatic solid tumors and seen by one of the participating medical oncologists
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status 0.2
  • Able to speak English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

. Cognitive impairment in the opinion of the oncologist necessitating need for a surrogate decision making.

• Previously seen by SPC team at UT MD Anderson

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: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Dose Dense Timely SPC
Other: Questionnaire and Physical Exam
Patient will complete questionnaires and physical exams
Experimental: Enhanced UC
Other: Questionnaire and Physical Exam
Patient will complete questionnaires and physical exams
Experimental: Stadard Timely SPC
Other: Questionnaire and Physical Exam
Patient will complete questionnaires and physical exams

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Self Report Questionnaire
Time Frame: Through study completion; an average of 1 year
Through study completion; an average of 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Collaborators

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: David Hui, MD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

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 (Estimated)

November 22, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2032

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2034

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 24, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 24, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

June 30, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 30, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 24, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2026-0421
  • NCI-2026-04860 (Other Identifier: NCI-CTRP Clinical Registry)

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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