Evaluating the Implementation of a Comprehensive Multilevel Virtual Oncology Program Among Veterans Diagnosed With Lung, Colorectal, Prostate, and Breast Cancers in the US Department of Veterans Affairs

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

1800 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-18

Study Completion Date

2027-07-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of the pragmatic trial to test the effectiveness of an existing, ongoing clinical service, the VA National TeleOncology program (NTO), a multilevel telehealth population health management program. The primary aims are to study the intervention and determine its effectiveness on telehealth engagement, clinical quality, and healthcare cost outcomes across personal characteristics.

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Detailed Description

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Study staff will use the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA), the VA health information technology system, to identify eligible patients at VA sites based on listed inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patient records will be observed of Veterans with a new cancer diagnosis of the lung, prostate, breast, or colon and a telehealth visit utilizing the VA National TeleOncology Service (NTO).

Conditions

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Lung Cancer Diagnosis Colorectal Cancer (Diagnosis) Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Veterans

Veterans aged 18 years or older newly diagnosed with lung, colorectal, prostate or breast cancer. Patient records will be observed of Veterans with a new cancer diagnosis of the lung, prostate, breast, or colon and a telehealth visit utilizing the VA National TeleOncology Service (NTO).

No interventions assigned to this group

VA health care providers and staff members

VA health care providers and staff members participating in cancer care at NTO program medical centers, including physicians, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants and nurses.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. A Veteran
2. Aged 18 years or older
3. Newly diagnosed with lung, prostate, breast, or colon cancer within 3 months of telemedicine visit
4. Engaged in an oncology visit during the 36-month analysis period at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) location.

1. Provider or staff member at one of the VAMC locations including physicians, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, and nurses caring for Veterans
2. Providers or staff members having helped provide care for at least 5 Veterans with cancer in the previous 6 months at a VAMC location

Exclusion Criteria

1. Veterans who have not seen any providers in the VA within the past year
2. Patients previously diagnosed with lung, prostate, breast, or colon cancer
3. Pregnant patients

1\. Providers or staff members who do not help treat Veterans with specified cancers in oncology at the VA

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No