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NCT03168971 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Managing Anxiety From Cancer (MAC): Testing an Intervention for Anxiety in Older Adults With Cancer and Their Caregivers

A NA study, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
26
Enrollment target

NCT03168971: Completed NA study, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

NCT03168971 is a NA study that has completed, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The registered enrollment target is 26 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03168971, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
26 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study is being done to test the effects of Managing Anxiety from Cancer (MAC) therapy on anxiety compared to usual care, in patients and their caregivers. MAC is different from usual care because it uses a plan for managing anxiety that has been shown to work in previous studies. MAC has designed this plan for people 65 years of age and older. MAC also includes the primary caregiver which has been shown to help patients manage their anxiety.

Primary Outcome

Change in anxiety from baseline to follow-up

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Managing Anxiety from Cancer (MAC)

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 26 participants
Start Date 2019-01-23
Est. Completion 2025-10-27
Phase NA
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

1,884 total trials

What the finished NCT03168971 record still lists

NCT03168971 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 26 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Managing Anxiety from Cancer (MAC) is the first listed.

NCT03168971 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03168971 about?

NCT03168971 is a clinical study titled "Managing Anxiety From Cancer (MAC): Testing an Intervention for Anxiety in Older Adults With Cancer and Their Caregivers". This study is being done to test the effects of Managing Anxiety from Cancer (MAC) therapy on anxiety compared to usual care, in patients and their caregivers. MAC is different from usual care because it uses a plan for managing anxiety that has been shown to work in previous studies. MAC has design...

What is the current status of trial NCT03168971?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 26 participants. The study started on 2019-01-23. Estimated completion is 2025-10-27.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03168971?

The interventions under investigation include: Managing Anxiety from Cancer (MAC) (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03168971?

This trial is sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which has 1,884 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03168971's enrollment target sits among peer trials

26 1710th of 2000 higher than 289 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03168971, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03168971 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.