Understanding the Impact of Drug Shortages on Oncology Care Delivery

NCT ID: NCT03953027

Last Updated: 2025-04-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-07-01

Study Completion Date

2025-06-18

Brief Summary

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This trial studies the impact of drug shortages on oncology care delivery. Gathering information about cancer drug shortages over time may help researchers improve access to drugs during times of shortages.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To prospectively estimate the proportion of National Cancer Institute (NCI) Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) community practices that experience a cancer care delivery problem attributable to a drug shortage of infusional therapeutic oncology drugs.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To prospectively estimate the rate of cancer care delivery problems attributable to a drug shortage of infusional therapeutic oncology drugs for patient populations treated with: a) all cancer drugs, b) all cancer drugs in shortage, and c) each individual cancer drug in shortage.

II. To assess strategies practices used during drug shortages (e.g., manage costs, stockpile, hire staff).

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess practice factors (e.g., case mix, size, practice type) associated with the likelihood that a practice reports cancer care delivery problems.

II. To describe how practice-level strategies in response to drug shortages vary by practice characteristics.

III. To describe the possible effects on clinical trials (e.g., unable to enroll a patient or changing to an alternative treatment).

IV. To characterize cancer care delivery problems attributable to a shortage of supportive care agents.

V. To characterize cancer care delivery problems attributable to a shortage of oral anti-cancer agents.

OUTLINE: Practice sites complete a Baseline Drug Shortage Survey, Drug Shortage Incident Reports in real time as cancer care delivery problems occur, and the Quarterly Follow-Up Survey every 3 months for one year (4 total).

Conditions

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Community Practice Staff

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Health Services Research (surveys about drug shortages)

At baseline, practice sites complete a Baseline Drug Shortage Survey and Pharmacy Baseline Survey; Drug Shortage Incident Reports are completed in real time as cancer care delivery problems occur; and the Quarterly Follow-Up Survey Number Treated Report every 3 months for one year (4 total).

Survey Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Interventions

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Survey Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be a primary affiliate or sub-affiliate of an NCORP community site or minority underserved (M/U) community site that is affiliated with the University of Rochester Cancer Center (URCC) NCORP Research Base

* Practice sites must have a valid Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) identification number
* Practice sites may or may not share a pharmacy
* Provide infusional chemotherapy treatment (either inpatient or outpatient)

Exclusion Criteria

* Practices sites without valid CTEP identification (ID)
* Practice sites that do not provide infusional chemotherapy
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Rochester NCORP Research Base

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elaine Hill

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Elaine Hill, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Rochester NCORP Research Base

Locations

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Hennepin County Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Health Partners Inc

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

North Memorial Medical Health Center

Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Regions Hospital

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Southeast Clinical Oncology Research Program

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Spartanburg Medical Center

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2018-03601

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

URCC18004CD

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

URCC-18004CD

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

URCC-18004CD

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UG1CA189961

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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URCC18004CD

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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