Bridge: Proactive Psychiatry Consultation and Case Management for Patients With Cancer

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

185 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-12-11

Study Completion Date

2022-12-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this research is to understand if it is helpful for patients with mental illness to be connected to a psychiatrist and case manager at the time of cancer diagnosis.

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Detailed Description

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It is challenging to cope with cancer. The investigators want to understand if it is helpful for patients with serious mental illness (SMI) to be connected to a psychiatrist and case manager when cancer is diagnosed. Many people with illnesses like major depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder face barriers to receiving high quality cancer care. It can be difficult to get to appointments, have many different doctors, and experience depression or worry. Better communication between the patient, the oncology team, and mental health providers may improve care. As for all patients, it is important for people with mental illness to have access to high quality cancer treatment that is patient-centered and coordinated. Having a case manager and psychiatrist at the cancer center who collaborates with the oncology team starting at cancer diagnosis may help patients to receive the cancer care that they need.

This study includes a single-arm open pilot (n=8) to pilot patient and caregiver measures and refine the intervention manual; a run-in period (n=6) to pilot the randomized trial procedures; and a randomized controlled trial (n=120) to compare the impact of the Bridge model with enhanced usual care on disruptions in cancer care.

Conditions

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Cancer Severe Major Depression Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder Lung Cancer Breast Cancer Head and Neck Cancer Gastrointestinal Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

1\. A consensus panel of disease-specific oncologists who are blinded to intervention arm will review all patients at 24 weeks of care and evaluate for disruptions in cancer care.

Study Groups

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Proactive Psychiatry Consultation (PPC) - PILOT

Proactive Psychiatry Consultation and Case Management is:

1. Patient-centered: Based on the patient's needs, the team aims to build a relationship, increase engagement, and promote continuity.
2. Team-based: A psychiatrist and case manager identify goals for cancer treatment, assess psychiatric history and symptoms with a focus on impact on cancer care, collaborate with community-based clinicians and caregivers, and address barriers to care.
3. Integrated into cancer care delivery: The psychiatry and oncology teams collaborate starting at cancer diagnosis to support patient through cancer treatment.
4. Systematic: The team monitors psychiatric and cancer-related symptoms and cancer care delivery to measure progress toward goals and rapidly adjust treatment as needed.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Proactive Psychiatry Consultation (PPC)

Intervention Type OTHER

Proactive Psychiatry Consultation and Case Management aims to improve communication among the patient, oncology team, and mental health clinicians, and increase engagement of family and community caregivers, which may help patients to receive the cancer care they need.

Proactive Psychiatry Consultation (PPC) - Randomized Trial

Proactive Psychiatry Consultation and Case Management is:

1. Patient-centered: Based on the patient's needs, the team aims to build a relationship, increase engagement, and promote continuity.
2. Team-based: A psychiatrist and case manager identify goals for cancer treatment, assess psychiatric history and symptoms with a focus on impact on cancer care, collaborate with community-based clinicians and caregivers, and address barriers to care.
3. Integrated into cancer care delivery: The psychiatry and oncology teams collaborate starting at cancer diagnosis to support patient through cancer treatment.
4. Systematic: The team monitors psychiatric and cancer-related symptoms and cancer care delivery to measure progress toward goals and rapidly adjust treatment as needed.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Proactive Psychiatry Consultation (PPC)

Intervention Type OTHER

Proactive Psychiatry Consultation and Case Management aims to improve communication among the patient, oncology team, and mental health clinicians, and increase engagement of family and community caregivers, which may help patients to receive the cancer care they need.

Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) - Randomized Trial

Study staff will send a templated email to the treating oncologist at enrollment informing the oncologists of the psychiatric diagnosis and available psychosocial services. Study staff will also inform the patient and caregiver of available psychosocial services.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)

Intervention Type OTHER

At enrollment, study staff will inform the treating oncologist of the psychiatric diagnosis and will inform the oncologist, patient, and caregiver of available psychosocial services.

Interventions

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Proactive Psychiatry Consultation (PPC)

Proactive Psychiatry Consultation and Case Management aims to improve communication among the patient, oncology team, and mental health clinicians, and increase engagement of family and community caregivers, which may help patients to receive the cancer care they need.

Intervention Type OTHER

Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)

At enrollment, study staff will inform the treating oncologist of the psychiatric diagnosis and will inform the oncologist, patient, and caregiver of available psychosocial services.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years old; Value \_\_\_\_\_\_
* Verbal fluency in English
* Serious mental illness (Schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder with prior psychiatric hospitalization) confirmed by study clinician at consent
* Invasive breast, lung, gastrointestinal, or head and neck cancer (suspected or confirmed Stage I-III, or Stage IV cancer that can be treated with curative intent according to judgment by the oncologist.)
* Medical, surgical, or radiation oncology consultation at MGH Cancer Center within the past 8 weeks or a referral placed to the MGH Cancer Center and planned or recommended follow-up

Exclusion Criteria

* Have cognitive impairment severe enough to interfere with completing brief study assessments or providing informed consent (and does not have a guardian who can provide consent)
* Recurrence of the same cancer type

Caregiver Participants

* Age ≥ 18 years old; Value \_\_\_\_\_\_
* Verbal fluency in English
* Identified or confirmed by the patient or guardian as a caregiver
* Caregiver may be a relative, friend, or community mental health staff upon whom the patient relies upon for support and who accompanies the patient to medical appointments
* The caregiver should either live with the patient or have in-person contact with the patient once per week (on average)
* Patient or guardian must provide permission to contact caregiver

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No