Multisite Implementation of COMPRENDO

NCT ID: NCT06055296

Last Updated: 2026-01-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

450 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-01-11

Study Completion Date

2029-06-30

Brief Summary

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COMPRENDO (ChildhOod Malignancy Peer Research NavigatiOn) is a multi-site randomized clinical trial (RCT) that uses a Hybrid Type 1 design, to test the effects of a clinical intervention on patient-level outcomes, while exploring multilevel implementation factors that can inform real-world setting implementation. This study will test the impact of COMPRENDO, a peer-navigation intervention, vs. usual care on accrual to childhood cancer therapeutic clinical trials and parental informed consent outcomes. COMPRENDO will be delivered by trained peer navigators in 4 visits. A mixed methods (surveys, individual interviews) implementation evaluation will examine implementation factors that can inform the use of peer navigation in clinical practice, integrating data from clinicians, navigators, administrators, and parents pre and post the RCT.

Detailed Description

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Aim 1:

Test the effectiveness of COMPRENDO vs. usual care to increase clinical trial accrual in a multisite RCT.

Aim 2:

Determine the impact of COMPRENDO vs. usual care on parental outcomes (informed consent, comprehension, voluntariness, decision-making self-efficacy, satisfaction with informed consent and decisional regret).

Aim 3:

Evaluate multisite implementation of COMPRENDO, focusing on acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity. We will use mixed methods with a minimum of 50 stakeholders: 22 clinicians, (17 oncologists, 3 psychologists, 2 social workers), 4 navigators, 4 administrators and 20 parents to identify implementation factors.

Within each site, eligible participants will be randomized 1:1 to the intervention vs. usual care (informed consent discussion with the oncologist only), resulting in ≈200 participants randomized to each arm.

Conditions

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Pediatric Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

We will use a Hybrid 1 design that combines a randomized effectiveness trial and a mixed methods observational implementation evaluation. Hybrid designs assess both clinical effectiveness and implementation, thus bridging the gap between two research areas.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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COMPRENDO Intervention

Parent participants randomized to the intervention group will receive the COMPRENDO intervention that includes 2-4 visits led by a peer navigator across a 4-week period. Navigator visits will last about 16 - 60 minutes depending upon the needs and desires of the parent. Navigator sessions will be conducted in the parents' preferred language (either English or Spanish). Peer navigators will:

* Discuss general concepts related to informed consent and treatment options, including standard of care and clinical trials. The navigator will not discuss specific medications with parents.
* Attend the informed consent discussion parents have with their child's oncologist.
* Help parents come up with questions when the oncologist talks about cancer treatment options.
* Go over the consent forms. Answer questions parents may have to the best of their ability.
* Meet with parents over 4 weeks. During these meetings, the navigator will facilitate decision-making.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

COMPRENDO Peer Navigation Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Parents randomized to the intervention, COMPRENDO, will receive culture, language, and health literacy-concordant pre-accrual, accrual, and post-accrual activities in person led by a peer navigator for up to 4 weeks. Visit 1 (V1) will provide anticipatory guidance and education on a) general concepts of pediatric cancer research (standard of care, clinical trials, randomization); b) informed consent/assent, research affiliations (e.g., Children's Oncology Group); c) clinical trial types (therapeutic, non-therapeutic); d) voluntariness; and e) "frequently asked questions", resources. Navigators will follow a script supported by culture, language and health-literacy concordant handouts and graphic materials, decision aids, and short video-clips. Navigators also provide support with decision-making and answer parents' questions. Three follow-up peer navigator visits (V2, V3, V4) over 4 weeks are tailored to the parents' needs.

Usual Care

Parents will participate in an informed consent conference with the oncologist to discuss treatment options for the child as per each institution's procedure.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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COMPRENDO Peer Navigation Intervention

Parents randomized to the intervention, COMPRENDO, will receive culture, language, and health literacy-concordant pre-accrual, accrual, and post-accrual activities in person led by a peer navigator for up to 4 weeks. Visit 1 (V1) will provide anticipatory guidance and education on a) general concepts of pediatric cancer research (standard of care, clinical trials, randomization); b) informed consent/assent, research affiliations (e.g., Children's Oncology Group); c) clinical trial types (therapeutic, non-therapeutic); d) voluntariness; and e) "frequently asked questions", resources. Navigators will follow a script supported by culture, language and health-literacy concordant handouts and graphic materials, decision aids, and short video-clips. Navigators also provide support with decision-making and answer parents' questions. Three follow-up peer navigator visits (V2, V3, V4) over 4 weeks are tailored to the parents' needs.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* are a Hispanic parent/primary legal guardian;
* has a child aged 0 to 17 y with a new diagnosis of cancer or cancer-like disease (histiocytic disorders or myelodysplastic syndromes);
* has a child who is eligible for a therapeutic cancer clinical trial;
* will participate in an informed consent discussion for the therapeutic clinical trial;
* has an understanding of written and spoken English or Spanish;
* has signed the consent form for the proposed COMPRENDO study.


Clinicians and parents of children with cancer who have participated in IC discussion for a cancer therapeutic clinical trial.

Exclusion Criteria

* second malignancy/relapse;
* diagnosed at an outside institution;
* potential transfer of care to another institution within the next 4 months;
* previously on a clinical trial;
* does not understand written and spoken English or Spanish;
* not Hispanic.


Clinicians and parents of children with cancer who have not participated in IC discussion for a cancer therapeutic clinical trial.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Diego

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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M. Paula Aristizabal

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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M.Paula Aristizabal, MD, MAS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Diego

Locations

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Children's of Alabama/University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Rady Children's Hospital San Diego/University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospitals

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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M.Paula Aristizabal, MD, MAS

Role: CONTACT

858-966-5811

Facility Contacts

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Julie A Wolfson, MD, MSHS

Role: primary

205-638-9285

M.Paula Aristizabal, MD, MAS

Role: primary

858-966-5811

Lena Winestone, MD, MHSP

Role: primary

415-476-2188

Kira Bona, MD, MPH

Role: primary

617-632-4688

References

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Curran GM, Bauer M, Mittman B, Pyne JM, Stetler C. Effectiveness-implementation hybrid designs: combining elements of clinical effectiveness and implementation research to enhance public health impact. Med Care. 2012 Mar;50(3):217-26. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182408812.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22310560 (View on PubMed)

Palinkas LA, Mendon SJ, Hamilton AB. Innovations in Mixed Methods Evaluations. Annu Rev Public Health. 2019 Apr 1;40:423-442. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040218-044215. Epub 2019 Jan 11.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30633710 (View on PubMed)

Moullin JC, Dickson KS, Stadnick NA, Rabin B, Aarons GA. Systematic review of the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework. Implement Sci. 2019 Jan 5;14(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s13012-018-0842-6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30611302 (View on PubMed)

Freeman HP. Patient navigation: a community based strategy to reduce cancer disparities. J Urban Health. 2006 Mar;83(2):139-41. doi: 10.1007/s11524-006-9030-0. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16736361 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1R01CA279945-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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808092

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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