Roadmap to Parenthood: family-building planning after cancer
Testing the efficacy of a decision aid and planning tool for family building after cancer
A web program called Roadmap to Parenthood is being offered to help young adult female cancer survivors (ages 18–45) plan and make decisions about having children after treatment.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R37 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Stanford University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Stanford, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11176019 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join, you would be one of about 256 young women who finished cancer treatment and are thinking about having children. Participants will be randomly assigned to use the interactive Roadmap web tool or to a web-based survivorship information booklet for comparison. You will complete online surveys at the start and again at 1, 6, and 12 months to track knowledge, plans, and emotional impact. The team will also study how this tool could be used more widely in survivorship care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are female cancer survivors aged 18–45 who have completed treatment and are considering future pregnancy, IVF, surrogacy, or adoption.
Not a fit: This trial likely does not apply to males, people under 18 or over 45, those not interested in biological or adoptive family building, currently pregnant individuals, or those needing immediate fertility medical care.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If useful, the tool could help survivors set realistic expectations, reduce fertility-related distress, and make clearer plans for family building after cancer.
How similar studies have performed: Related decision aids and oncofertility counseling have shown promise for improving knowledge and reducing distress, but this specific Roadmap web tool is being tested in a larger randomized trial.
Where this research is happening
Stanford, United States
- Stanford University — Stanford, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Benedict, Catherine — Stanford University
- Study coordinator: Benedict, Catherine
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.