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NCT04836221: CARES
Comorbidities And Reducing inEquitieS
NA trial testing Support in Cancer, Breast in 63 participants. Completed in 10 June 2023.
10 June 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Medstar Health Research Institute |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | na |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | health services research |
| Enrollment | 63 |
| Start date | 5 May 2021 |
| Primary completion | 10 June 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 10 June 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Support
Conditions studied
- Cancer, Breast — all drugs for Cancer, Breast →
- Diabetes Mellitus — all drugs for Diabetes Mellitus →
- Hypertension — all drugs for Hypertension →
- Cancer Prostate — all drugs for Cancer Prostate →
Sponsor
Medstar Health Research Institute
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Cancer, Breast or Diabetes Mellitus. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Black cancer patients tend to have worse outcomes than White cancer patients. Some of this disparity may be due to comorbidities. The purpose of this study is to improve management of co-morbidities among cancer patients in order to improve cancer outcomes and improve health equity. Comorbidities such as diabetes and hypertension can complicate cancer treatment or can make it difficult to reach optimal health after treatment. This study will offer additional support and tools to manage cancer patient's health needs. First, the study will use a mobile health application, managed by a company called Welldoc, to monitor patient progress in real time and to provide ongoing guidance. Second, the study will connect patients with a Community Health Worker who will speak with them weekly to discuss self-care information, including medical scheduling or appointment needs, and assist with daily self-monitoring of blood pressure and/or blood glucose monitoring. Lastly, an oncology nurse will monitor reported health and triage any medical needs and whether additional medical care is needed.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Identifying Complex Scheduling Patterns Among Patients With Cancer With Transportation and Housing Needs: Feasibility Pilot Study.
Fong A, Boxley C, Schubel L, Gallagher C, et al · · 2025 · PMID 39828992 · DOI 10.2196/57715 -
Comorbidities And Reducing InEquitieS (CARES): Feasibility of self-monitoring and community health worker support in management of comorbidities among Black breast and prostate cancer patients.
Schubel LC, Barac A, Magee M, Mete M, et al · · 2025 · PMID 39810843 · DOI 10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101387
Verify or expand the search:
- PubMed search for NCT04836221
- Europe PMC full search
- ASCO Meeting Library
- ESMO Meeting Library
- bioRxiv preprints
- medRxiv preprints
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04836221 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Medstar Health Research Institute
- Last refreshed: 18 June 2023
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