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Improving Communication in Pediatric Cancer Care

This study, called TeamTalk, is looking at ways to improve how healthcare teams communicate with each other during cancer treatment for children. It's testing a "Multi-level communication intervention" which will involve training and education for staff. The goal is to improve communication quality, which could lead to better patient care and survival for children with cancer in areas with fewer resources. Hospitals that have been identified as having lower communication quality are eligible to participate. The study will measure communication quality at the start, one month after the intervention, and six months later. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study, meaning it tests a specific intervention. It plans to enroll 8 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Outcomes will be evaluated at three time points: baseline, one month after the intervention, and six months after the intervention.

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NCT07083674

TeamTalk: Improving Inter-professional Communication During Cancer Treatment

Not Yet Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalHealth services
Washington University School of Medicine
~8 participants
Updated 2026-01-07 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Multi-level communication intervention

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Communication quality - CritCom Measure
Measured over We will evaluate outcomes at three time points; baseline, one month after intervention, and six months after intervention.

Conditions

Pediatric Cancer

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Missouri1

Who to contact

Sara Malone, LCSW, PhD
[email protected]
‭(502) 797-0240‬
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Hospitals identified as being in lowest quartile of communication quality, as defined by prior cross-sectional CritCom analysis and measured as the overall CritCom score.
All Global Alliance hospitals providing childhood cancer care will be eligible to participate.
Individual participants will be included if they care for hospitalized children with cancer at risk of deterioration.

Exclusion

None

What this trial measures

  • Communication quality - CritCom MeasureWe will evaluate outcomes at three time points; baseline, one month after intervention, and six months after intervention.

    Reliable, published measure of communication quality; measured across 6 domains on a Likert scale; self reported by clinical team members; Will assess change in clinician perspective of communication quality within 6 months