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NCT04867122
Problem-Solving Therapy for Cancer Caregivers in Outpatient Palliative Care
NA trial testing Problem-Solving Therapy in Depression, Anxiety in 532 participants. Completed in 1 December 2025.
1 December 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Washington University School of Medicine |
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| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 532 |
| Start date | 24 January 2022 |
| Primary completion | 1 December 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 1 December 2025 |
| Sites | 3 locations across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Problem-Solving Therapy
- Attention-matched Control
- In-depth interviews
Conditions studied
- Depression, Anxiety — all drugs for Depression, Anxiety →
- Palliative Care — all drugs for Palliative Care →
- Caregivers — all drugs for Caregivers →
- Cancer — all drugs for Cancer →
Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Depression, Anxiety or Palliative Care. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This study is a randomized clinical trial of a problem-solving therapy intervention for family caregivers of individuals with cancer receiving outpatient palliative care.
Publications & conference data
6 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Loneliness, psychological distress, and the moderating effect of positive aspects of caregiving among cancer caregivers.
Jabbari J, Pitzer KA, White Makinde K, Benson JJ, et al · · 2024 · cited 6× · PMID 38833189 · DOI 10.1007/s00520-024-08599-9 -
Defining Family-Centered Cancer Care: A Group Concept Mapping Study.
Washington KT, Rolbiecki AJ, Becker TD, Makinde KW, et al · · 2025 · cited 3× · PMID 40671195 · DOI 10.1002/pon.70235 -
Does Family Functioning Matter? Understanding the Relationship Between Family Interactions and Depressive Symptoms for Caregivers of Cancer Patients.
White Makinde K, Pitzer KA, Benson JJ, Mitchell M, et al · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 38881044 · DOI 10.1177/10499091241263016 -
Exploring associations between area deprivation index, income, and loneliness among cancer caregivers.
Pitzer K, Jabbari J, Demiris G, Sedhom R, et al · · 2026 · cited 1× · PMID 41851399 · DOI 10.1007/s00520-026-10578-1 -
Emotional ecosystems: Understanding the relationship between family interactions and anxiety among cancer caregivers.
Makinde KW, Benson JJ, Pitzer KA, Mitchell M, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 39881581 · DOI 10.1017/s147895152400213x -
Relationship between problem solving dimensions and psychological distress among cancer caregivers.
Stolker S, Pitzer KA, Koplitz C, Demiris G, et al · · 2025 · PMID 40079692 · DOI 10.1080/07347332.2025.2476142
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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 NCT04867122 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 9 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 Washington University School of Medicine
- Last refreshed: 8 January 2026
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