NCT00375024

Patient Navigator Project

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,267 (actual)
• Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patient Navigation is a Supportive Care Intervention that addresses barriers to quality standard care by providing individualized assistance to patients and families. The NCI is conducting several research programs to test the effectiveness of this approach. The expected outcomes of patient navigation through the cancer care system include: * Timely, definitive diagnosis following an abnormal test * Timely treatment following positive diagnosis * Patient satisfaction with the diagnostic and care system experience

Detailed description

The goal of our local project is to provide Tampa Bay with a culturally appropriate Patient Navigator Program that will decrease delay in diagnosis and delivery of cancer care in an acceptable and cost-effective manner leading to lower cancer mortality among our underserved populations. We will partner with community health centers in the Tampa Bay area to provide an avenue for patients who have received an abnormal screening for breast and colorectal cancer to easier pilot the course of the healthcare system. The populations served by this program will include African-Americans, Hispanics and rural Whites who are medically underserved due to lack of insurance, documentation issues and a variety of other barriers to health care. The primary outcome to be tested with this program is the time it takes for patients with an abnormality to receive a definitive diagnosis. Secondary outcomes such as patient satisfaction and cost-effectiveness will also be measured. This program occurs in three phases. In Phase I, the aim is to work closely with our key community partners to conduct formative research for the development of an acceptable, appealing, and appropriate Patient Navigator Program. The aim for Phase II is to conduct a group randomized controlled trial by having participating clinics randomly assigned to an intervention or control clinic. The outcomes from this phase in the project will be assessed through chart reviews, patient satisfaction surveys and other survey methods. In Phase III a comprehensive evaluation on the program will be produced and disseminated nationally.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Colon Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Patient Navigation	Inclusion of Patient Navigator in treatment plan.
PROCEDURE	Clinic Staff	Specific Patient Navigator will not be included in treatment plan. Existing clinical staff will work with the patients.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-05-01
• Primary completion: 2012-09-01
• Completion: 2012-11-01
• First posted: 2006-09-12
• Last updated: 2012-11-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States