NCT06355440

Pilot Study of Financial Navigation Program for Improving Financial Toxicity Among Breast Cancer in China

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fudan University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this pilot study is to access the feasibility and impact of a financial navigation program on improving financial toxicity among patients with breast cancer in China. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is the intervention feasible and acceptable among participants? * Does the intervention enhance participants' cost-related health literacy? * Does the intervention reduce participants' financial toxicity? Researchers will compare the financial navigation program with usual oncology care to preliminarily evaluate its effectiveness. Participants will receive comprehensive information support, including: * Strategies on patient-physician costs discussion * Skills for inquiring and tracking treatment-related costs * Basic knowledge about health insurance * Guidance on accessing and applying for financial assistance * Suggestions for returning to normal life and work * Strategies for holding a financial-related family meeting

Conditions

• Breast Neoplasm Female
• Financial Toxicity
• Financial Navigation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Financial Navigation	One-on-one information support with material booklets during hospitalization. Weekly financial navigation information will be sent via WeChat after discharge for 1 month. The financial navigation encompasses comprehensive information support: * Strategies on patient-physician costs discussion * Skills for inquiring and tracking treatment-related costs * Basic knowledge about health insurance * Guidance on accessing and applying for financial assistance * Suggestions for returning to normal life and work * Strategies for holding a financial-related family meeting
OTHER	Usual Care	Participants will receive usual oncology care during hospitalization and regular follow-up after discharge. Participants have the freedom to utilize any financial resources, but financial navigators do not offer comprehensive information support.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-18
• Primary completion: 2024-03-28
• Completion: 2024-05-07
• First posted: 2024-04-09
• Last updated: 2024-09-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China