NCT07278414

Assessing and Addressing Health-Related Social Needs Among Families of Children With Cancer

Developing and Refining an Intervention to Assess and Address Health-Related Social Needs Among Families of Children With Cancer

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to design Community Enhancing Resources for Childhood cAncer support (CERCA) and refine intervention procedures to target Health-related Social Needs (HRSN) in families of children with cancer. CERCA will leverage existing community resources and create partnerships that will lead to sustainable outcomes. The hypothesis is that through context-driven co-design and community-engaged research methods, the study team will develop an acceptable intervention to target unmet HRSN in families of children with cancer.

Detailed description

The first goal of this study is to identify unmet health-related social needs (HRSN) faced by families undergoing pediatric cancer care and identify health system and community resources to address these unmet HRSN. The second goal of this study is to conduct a context assessment of the current processes related to HRSN screening and referrals in the pediatric oncology clinic via individual interviews and clinical workflow observations with healthcare professionals and clinical staff in the pediatric oncology clinic. Participants of this study will include caregivers of children in cancer care, representatives of community-based organizations that provide resources for families of children with cancer, and healthcare professionals. The study involves virtual or in-person interviews and co-design workshops and will not alter the treatment decisions made by the enrolling investigator or management of the participant's health.

Conditions

• Childhood Cancers
• Caregiver Social Support
• Caregiver Distress
• Social Needs

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Community Enhancing Resources for Childhood cAncer support (CERCA)	CERCA is a context-driven, co-designed intervention leveraging community resources to address unmet Health-related Social Needs (HRSN) among families of children with cancer. This study will observe the process of intervention development and assess acceptability and feasibility.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-01
• Primary completion: 2027-01-01
• Completion: 2027-06-01
• First posted: 2025-12-12
• Last updated: 2026-01-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States