Financial Navigation Program Intervention in Supporting Patients With Solid Tumors and Their Caregivers

NCT ID: NCT03775616

Last Updated: 2019-05-20

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-11-15

Study Completion Date

2019-05-15

Brief Summary

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This trial studies how well a financial navigation program intervention works in supporting patients with solid tumors and their caregivers. The financial navigation program intervention is an educational course about cancer treatment cost. This educational course may provide cancer patients and their caregivers with helpful information about dealing with cancer treatment cost.

Detailed Description

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Participants receive financial navigation program intervention consisting of a financial navigation video, monthly one-one financial counselling session, monthly phone or email consultation with patient navigators for 6 months and complete surveys at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months.

Conditions

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Caregiver Solid Neoplasm

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Supportive (financial navigation program)

Participants receive financial navigation program intervention consisting of a financial navigation video, monthly one-one financial counselling session, monthly phone or email consultation with patient navigators for 6 months and complete surveys at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Educational Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Receive financial navigation program intervention

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Interventions

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Educational Intervention

Receive financial navigation program intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Education for Intervention Intervention by Education Intervention through Education Intervention, Educational Quality of Life Assessment

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* PATIENTS: Any solid tumor diagnosis (any stage)
* PATIENTS: Currently receiving (or completed within 6 months) chemotherapy, radiation, or hormonal therapy for cancer
* PATIENTS: In the treating physician's best estimation, has a life expectancy of 6 months or greater
* PATIENTS: Able to identify a primary caregiver who is involved in helping with the logistics, financial, or emotional aspects of his/her cancer care
* PATIENTS: English-speaking
* CAREGIVERS: Caregiver of a patient who is eligible for to participate in the study
* CAREGIVERS: English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria

* PATIENTS: Cognitive or other impairment that would interfere with ability to understand and/or respond to questions about personal finances and paying for cancer treatment
* PATIENTS: Hematologic malignancy (e.g. multiple myeloma, lymphoma, leukemia)
* CAREGIVERS: cognitive or other impairment that would interfere with ability to understand and/or respond to questions about patient fiances and paying for cancer treatment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Veena Shankaran

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Locations

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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2018-02607

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

8570

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RG1001593

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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