🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-06-30

A Study of the Life Changes Experienced by Patients With Pancreatic Cancer (NCT04427761)

Health-Illness Transition Experiences Among Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The purpose of this study is to better understand what types of transitions people with pancreatic cancer face when they receive chemotherapy. Again, this study defines transition as a change in a life situation or a status that causes a change in a person's identity, role, behavior, or personal relationships. Examples of transitions include changes in sleeping habits, anxiety, employment, relationship with a higher power, and treatment goals.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (4 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (2 items).

Location: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities) — New York, New York

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • Measurement of Transitions in Cancer Scale (MOT-CA) Survey (BEHAVIORAL)
  • Distress Thermometer Survey (BEHAVIORAL)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • previous history of cancer within the past five years, except for non-melanoma skin cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ breast cancer, and thyroid cancer.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities) — New York, New York

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (800) 525-2225

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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