Testing an Optimal Model of Patient-Centered Cancer Care

NCT ID: NCT00921713

Last Updated: 2017-10-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-09-30

Study Completion Date

2013-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this proposal is to develop and test the efficacy in a randomized, controlled clinical trial of an Oncology Nurse Care Management (ONCM) program to support cancer patients early in their course. The ONCM program will be compared with an Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) program that will provide education materials and treatment resources for patients. Efficacy will be measured by differences over time in participant-reported Quality of Life, Symptoms and Emotional Distress, and Quality of Care between patients receiving ONCM versus EUC.

Detailed Description

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Overall Goal:

Our primary goal is to assess the impact on quality of life, quality of care, and other outcomes of two programs designed to support patients newly diagnosed with breast, colorectal, and lung cancer patients. The Oncology Nurse Care Management (ONCM) and Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) interventions will be implemented and evaluated among enrollees of Group Health.

Specific Aims:

A.1. To develop a robust early cancer notification system based on automated data to facilitate intervention shortly after cancer diagnosis.

A.2. To implement an Oncology Nurse Care Management program that addresses patient questions, symptoms, psychosocial needs, and facilitates timely, coordinated care.

A.3. To compare the impact of the Oncology Nurse Care Manager Program with Enhanced Usual Care in Group Health cancer patients using a randomized clinical trial design. Our two primary outcomes are quality of life and patients' perspectives of quality of care. As secondary outcomes, we will evaluate the impact of the intervention on psychosocial distress and depression.

Conditions

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Cancer

Keywords

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Early cancer care

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Caregivers

Study Groups

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Enhanced Usual Care

An extensive packet of information including cancer education materials and treatment resources will be mailed to patients.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Patient-centered materials

Intervention Type OTHER

Oncology Nurse Care Management

In addition to this mailed information packet, patients in OCNM will be contacted by an experienced Oncology nurse with additional training in self-management support and psychosocial care. The intervention nurse, supported by a Medical Oncologist and Clinical Psychologist, will work closely with patients, their primary care physicians, and other clinicians to assure that patient needs discussed are met. The nurses will be trained in and employ proven counseling and psychotherapeutic approaches-behavioral activation and problem-solving treatment. The multi-component intervention will be based on the Chronic Care Model's six elements (health care organization, community resources, self-management support, delivery system design, decision support, and clinical information system).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Oncology Nurse Care Management

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Oncology Nurse Care Management

Intervention Type OTHER

Patient-centered materials

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. On the panel of an eligible and consenting primary care physician;
2. Diagnosed with a new occurrence of breast (females only) , colorectal, or lung cancer within the past three weeks;
3. Age 18 or older; and
4. Able to complete the baseline questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria

1. They plan to disenroll from GH or be out of the area in the coming year; or
2. Primary care physician or specialty physician expects survival to be less than 12 months; or
3. Don't speak English; or
4. Have moderate cognitive impairment (a score of 3 or more on a six-item validated instrument, or psychosis as assessed by ICD-9 codes from GH medical record data.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Kaiser Permanente

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Edward Wagner, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Group Health Research Institute

Other Identifiers

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1P20CA137219

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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1P20CA137219NN

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id