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Active Not Recruiting OBSERVATIONAL NCT00968500

Understanding the Psychosocial Needs of Parents Who Have Lost a Child to Cancer

Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Updated 16 times since 2017 Last updated: Apr 16, 2026 Started: Aug 1, 2009 Primary completion: Jun 2, 2027 Completion: Jun 2, 2027
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A observational or N/A phase clinical study on Parents Who Have Lost a Child to Cancer, this trial is ongoing. The trial is conducted by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and has accumulated 16 data snapshots since 2009. Oncology trials at this stage typically focus on safety, tolerability, and early efficacy signals.

Status Flow

~Jan 2017 – ~Apr 2018 · 15 months · monthly snapshot~Apr 2018 – ~Jun 2018 · 2 months · monthly snapshot~Jun 2018 – ~Jul 2018 · 30 days · monthly snapshot~Jul 2018 – ~Jul 2019 · 12 months · monthly snapshot~Jul 2019 – ~Jul 2020 · 12 months · monthly snapshot~Jul 2020 – ~Jan 2021 · 6 months · monthly snapshot~Jan 2021 – ~Sep 2021 · 8 months · monthly snapshot~Sep 2021 – ~Jul 2022 · 10 months · monthly snapshot~Jul 2022 – ~Jun 2023 · 11 months · monthly snapshot~Jun 2023 – ~Oct 2023 · 4 months · monthly snapshot~Oct 2023 – ~Jul 2024 · 9 months · monthly snapshot~Jul 2024 – ~Sep 2024 · 2 months · monthly snapshot~Sep 2024 – ~Oct 2024 · 30 days · monthly snapshot~Oct 2024 – ~Oct 2025 · 12 months · monthly snapshot~Oct 2025 – ~Apr 2026 · 7 months · monthly snapshotApr 21, 2026 – present · 3 months · daily API

Change History

16 versions recorded
  1. Apr 21, 2026 — Present [daily]

    Active Not Recruiting

  2. Oct 2025 — Apr 2026 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

  3. Oct 2024 — Oct 2025 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

  4. Sep 2024 — Oct 2024 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

  5. Jul 2024 — Sep 2024 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

Show 11 earlier versions
  1. Oct 2023 — Jul 2024 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

  2. Jun 2023 — Oct 2023 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

  3. Jul 2022 — Jun 2023 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

  4. Sep 2021 — Jul 2022 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

  5. Jan 2021 — Sep 2021 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

  6. Jul 2020 — Jan 2021 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

  7. Jul 2019 — Jul 2020 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

  8. Jul 2018 — Jul 2019 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

  9. Jun 2018 — Jul 2018 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

  10. Apr 2018 — Jun 2018 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting

    Phase: NANone

  11. Jan 2017 — Apr 2018 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

    First recorded

Aug 2009

Trial started

Per CT.gov start date — pre-dates our first snapshot

Eligibility Summary

The purpose of this study is to understand the experiences and needs of parents who have lost a child to cancer. This will aid us in developing an intervention that may help parents cope with their loss.

Contact Information

Sponsor contact:
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • Ohio State University
  • University of Memphis
  • University of Southern California
Data source: ClinicalTrials.gov

For direct contact, visit the study record on ClinicalTrials.gov .