NCT04314284

Patient-Centered Intervention to Reduce Cancer Patients' Financial Toxicity

Implementing a Patient-Centered Intervention to Reduce Cancer Patients' Financial Toxicity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to incorporate feedback from cancer patients and providers to adapt, implement, and test an intervention. The intervention aims to prompt screening for financial distress, facilitate discussions about care costs with cancer patients, support health insurance selection, and ultimately reduce cancer patients' financial toxicity associated with cancer care.

Conditions

• Gynecologic Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer
• Lung Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	I Can PIC	-Online decision tool that explains health insurance terms and health insurance terms, provides tips on lowering health care costs, advises patient to discuss costs with provider and insurance, and provides financial resources for patient.
OTHER	Historical control survey	-31 questions including overall experience with cancer care provider, previous discussions with care team regarding health care costs, preferences for discussing health care costs with physician, confidence level on discussing health care costs with physician, feelings about current financial situation, delays or avoidance of medical care in the past 12 months, confidence in health care choices and health insurance choices, current health conditions, and demographic data.
OTHER	Post-intervention survey (I Can PIC participants)	-31 questions including overall experience with cancer care provider, previous discussions with care team regarding health care costs, preferences for discussing health care costs with physician, confidence level on discussing health care costs with physician, feelings about current financial situation, delays or avoidance of medical care in the past 12 months, confidence in health care choices and health insurance choices, current health conditions, and demographic data.
OTHER	Follow-Up survey (I Can PIC participants)	-19 questions including overall experience with cancer care provider, discussion with care team regarding health care costs, preferences for discussing health care costs with physician, confidence level on discussing health care costs with physician, feelings about current financial situation, delays or avoidance of medical care in the past 12 months, and confidence in health care choices and health insurance choices.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-05-26
• Primary completion: 2021-08-27
• Completion: 2021-11-04
• First posted: 2020-03-19
• Last updated: 2023-05-09
• Results posted: 2022-06-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States