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NCT07153016 | RECRUITING | Caregiver Burden

LEgal Guidance and AdvocaCY for CAREgivers (LEGACY CARE): A Pilot Clinical Trial for Caregivers of Persons With Colorectal Cancer
Sponsor:

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

Brief Summary:

This is a single center single-arm, pilot study of proactive and early connection with free legal care services for patient-caregiver dyads affected by colorectal cancer to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of this intervention in improving financial and psychosocial outcomes. Participants (i.e. patient-caregiver dyads) will receive free, personalized legal care services from Cancer Legal Care (CLC), a nonprofit organization located in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. The duration of study participation is 3 months, however, participants may continue to access free personalized legal care services beyond this period.

Condition or disease

Caregiver Burden

Colorectal Cancer

Legal Intervention

Intervention/treatment

Legal Services

Phase

NA

Study Type : INTERVENTIONAL
Estimated Enrollment : 20 participants
Masking : NONE
Primary Purpose : SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Official Title : LEgal Guidance and AdvocaCY for CAREgivers (LEGACY CARE): A Pilot Clinical Trial for Caregivers of Persons With Colorectal Cancer
Actual Study Start Date : 2025-09-09
Estimated Primary Completion Date : 2026-12-31
Estimated Study Completion Date : 2027-12-31

Information not available for Arms and Intervention/treatment

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: 1
Criteria
Colorectal Cancer Patient Inclusion Criteria
  • * Diagnosis of advanced stage (Stage III or Stage IV) colorectal cancer within the past 3 months.
  • * Initiated or planning to initiate systemic cancer therapy.
  • * Able to identify a caregiver for study participation.
  • * Estimated life expectancy of over 6 months in the opinion of the treating oncologist.
  • * 18 years of age or older at the time of consent.
  • * Able to understand, speak, read, and write in English.
  • * Able to provide voluntary written consent prior to the performance of any research related activity.
  • Caregiver Inclusion Criteria
    • * 18 years of age or older at the time of consent.
    • * Identified as a caregiver by a colorectal cancer patient.
    • * Able to understand, speak, read, and write in English.
    • * Able to provide voluntary written consent prior to the performance of any research related activity.
    Exclusion Criteria
    • * Lacks capacity to consent/diminished capacity to consent.
LEgal Guidance and AdvocaCY for CAREgivers (LEGACY CARE): A Pilot Clinical Trial for Caregivers of Persons With Colorectal Cancer

Location Details

NCT07153016

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Locations

RECRUITING

United States, Minnesota

Masonic Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455