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Ubuntu - I Am Because We Are

NCT05314179 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2025-07-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The program will provide Advocacy and Support for Black patients with advanced-stage cancer in the Pittsburgh area. The goals are to: 1) provide a community-based, trained companion to journey alongside the patient with advanced cancer, 2) to help the individual explore meaning and create legacy, 3); offer support and navigation for practical needs of illness (e.g., financial assistance for food and housing, accessing and affording medications, transportation); and 4) to provide support and connection for the bereaved family/friends, including facilitating community connections for routine health screenings and access to mental health services, as needed.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Doula - Patient engagement

Ubuntu ambassador/Doula and Patient will decide on details of engagement. The components to be included will be: 1) emotional support, 2) practical assistance, 3) family support, and/or 4) legacy building projects as per study protocols. The nature and type of visits will be determined by the patient and doula.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Margaret Quinn Rosenzweig, PhD · UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-13
Primary Completion
2025-07-02
Completion
2025-07-02

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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