# STEP2 vs. Routine Early Palliative Care: Randomized Noninferiority Trial

> **NCT07446660** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University Health Network, Toronto** · enrollment: 652 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Oncology

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Virtual and in-person Symptom screening with Targeted Early Palliative care (STEP2)
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Early Palliative Care (EPC)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07446660
- **Lead sponsor:** University Health Network, Toronto
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-03-23
- **Primary completion:** 2030-05
- **Final completion:** 2030-07
- **Target enrollment:** 652 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-28


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07446660

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07446660, "STEP2 vs. Routine Early Palliative Care: Randomized Noninferiority Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07446660. Licensed CC0.

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