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Evaluating the Impact of Financial Navigation on Financial Catastrophe and Distress for Cancer Care

NCT06630962 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2024-10-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a structured financial navigation program in reducing financial catastrophe and financial distress for cancer patients in Nigeria.

The main study questions being investigated are:

1. If a financial navigation program can effectively and significantly reduce financial catastrophe and distress for cancer patients in Nigeria?
2. If a financial navigation program is financially sustainable and cost-effective for cancer centers in Nigeria?

Participants will be required to:

1. Complete surveys about their demographics, clinical history, and socioeconomic status
2. Complete questionnaires about their quality of life and psychological wellbeing
3. Report all costs related to their cancer care

Investigators will compare participants in the financial navigation program and those not in the financial navigation program to identify potential differences in catastrophic health expenditure and financial distress.

Conditions

  • Breast Neoplasm
  • Prostate Neoplasm
  • Colon Neoplasm
  • Rectal Neoplasm

Interventions

OTHER

Financial Navigation Program

A salaried financial navigator will be hired by the study sites. All responsibilities of the navigator will revolve around the structured financial navigation program. There is currently no research indicating that such a role has been incorporated at cancer centers in sub-Saharan Africa. Through this program, the financial navigator will educate participants on financial literacy, insurance plans and payment options available through charities and financial assistance programs. In addition to providing financial counseling, the financial navigator will verify participant insurance documents, maintain records of financial agreements, and coordinate payments with insurance companies.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Juliet Lumati · Northwestern University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-15
Primary Completion
2026-07-31
Completion
2026-09-30

Countries

  • Nigeria

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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