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Patient Navigation in the Safety Net:CONNECTeDD

NCT00613275 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4038

Last updated 2016-06-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The Boston University Medical Center, funded by the National Cancer Institutes will train health workers at six of its affiliated Community Health Centers 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 Cervical cancer patients. The project also will evaluate whether navigation improves the ability to communicate with the doctor, satisfaction with patient's care and quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

patient Navigation

Assigning a patient navigator to patients with abnormal breast and cervical cancer screening results at one of 6 affiliated community health centers

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karen M Freund, MD, MPH · Boston Medical Center

  • Tracy Battaglia, MD, MPH · Boston Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-07-31
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2011-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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