Addressing Disparities in Cancer Care for Latino Medicare Beneficiaries
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Conditions studied: Cancer
In brief
To reduce Cancer health care disparities that exists among minority Medicare beneficiaries and to demonstrate cost effectiveness of patient navigation in reducing the burden of cancer.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00385866
- Run by
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
- People needed
- 1272
- Starts
- 2006-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-04-20
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Cancer-Negative Group
- Be of Hispanic/Latino Origin
- Fluent in English and/or Spanish
- Recipient of, Medicare Part A \& B, or combined Medicare/Medicaid
- Not having a previous diagnosis of cancer
- Be capable of giving written informed consent prior to any study related procedures.
- Be available and willing to complete all study assessments as specified.
- Cancer-Positive Group
- Be of Hispanic/Latino Origin
- Fluent in English and/or Spanish
- Recipient of, Medicare Part A \& B, or combined Medicare/Medicaid
- Having a previous diagnosis of cancer of the breast, cervix, colon and/or rectum, prostate, or lung.
- Be capable of giving written informed consent prior to any study related procedures.
- Be available and willing to complete all study assessments as specified.
You may not qualify if…
- Member of the Medicare Advantage Plan, any Medicare managed care plan (Those who join the Medicare Advantage plan or a managed care plan during the course of the study will become ineligible to continue.)
- Medicaid only beneficiaries
- Institutionalized
- Unable to provide written informed consent
Where it is running
- UMDNJ — Newark, New Jersey, United States
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