E-Health Support Program (PACK Health Program) in Supporting Patient Reported Symptoms in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT05549687

Last Updated: 2023-08-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

419 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-05-19

Study Completion Date

2023-08-07

Brief Summary

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This trial studies how well an electronic (e)-health support program, called the PACK Health Program, supports patient reported symptoms in newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer. PACK Health offers a symptom management program involving both interpersonal interaction, as well as e-modules for patients diagnosed with cancer to better manage pain, fatigue, depression, anxiety, and to navigate care more effectively through e-health coaching and tools. Participating in the PACK Health Program may support breast cancer patients' reported side effects and experience of care during chemotherapy treatment and may ultimately improve overall health.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To examine the impact of an e-health support program on patient reported outcomes.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the effect of e-health support program in comparison with standard of care support services, on the symptom experience of patients receiving chemotherapy in the ambulatory setting.

II. To evaluate the effect of e-health support program in comparison with standard of care support services, on the satisfaction of patients receiving chemotherapy in the ambulatory setting.

III. To evaluate the effect of e-health support program, in comparison with standard of care support services, on the frequency of emergency room visits and hospital admissions for patients receiving chemotherapy in the ambulatory setting.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I: Patients participate in the PACK Health Program which includes up to 60 scheduled touch points via phone, text, email and a mobile application, as well as weekly interaction with a health coach over 3 months. Patients also have access to standard of care support services at MD Anderson including a telephone triage line 5 days a week between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

GROUP II: Patients receive standard of care support services with a telephone triage line available 5 days a week between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Conditions

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Breast Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Group I (Pack Health Program)

Patients participate in the Pack Health Program which includes up to 60 scheduled touch points via phone, text, email and a mobile application and weekly interaction with a health coach over 3 months. They also have access to standard of care support services at MD Anderson including a telephone triage line 5 days a week between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Supportive Care

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Participate in Pack Health, an electronic support program

Group II (standard of care support services)

Patients receive standard of care support services with a telephone triage line available 5 days a week between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Supportive Care

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Access to telephone triage line for support care services

Interventions

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Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Supportive Care

Participate in Pack Health, an electronic support program

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Supportive Care

Access to telephone triage line for support care services

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Therapy, Supportive

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* English speaking.
* Newly diagnosed women with a breast cancer diagnosis preparing to undergo chemotherapy for the first time.
* All chemotherapy treatment to be completed at the study institution.
* Access to electronic resources, defined for the purposes of this study as a mobile phone, a landline phone, a computer, or another device with the capacity to receive calls, texts, or e-mails.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who have received previous chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
* Patients who are unable to verbalize (e.g. due to tracheostomy).
* Patients enrolled on Protocol 2016-0300, as these patients will be receiving proactive triage calls from nurses that could skew their symptom reporting.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Eileen Hacker, PHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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http://www.mdanderson.org

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2019-02645

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2016-0761

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2016-0761

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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