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Trial of Patient Navigation-Activation

NCT00496678 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 900

Last updated 2013-08-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The University of Rochester, Department of Family Medicine, funded by the National Cancer Institute will train community health workers to guide patients through the cancer care system. The project will help to teach patients how to communicate more effectively with their health care team in order to understand the treatment options available to them. Although not widely available, it is believed patient navigation programs are beneficial.

This research study will evaluate how well this tool works, especially among those who experience disparities in health care. The goal is to determine if having a trained navigator shortens the time between an abnormal test result and a definitive diagnosis and between a definitive diagnosis and completion of treatment for breast and colorectal cancer patients. The project also will evaluate whether navigation improves the ability to communicate with the doctor, patient satisfaction with care and quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Navigation

Cancer patients are randomly assigned to receive standard of care or the help of a trained person to navigated them through the cancer care system

BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care

Cancer patients receive standard of care for their cancer treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Rochester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin Fiscella, M.D., MPH · University of Rochester

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-04-30
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2010-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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