Trial of Patient Navigation-Activation

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer

In brief

The University of Rochester, Department of Family Medicine, funded by the National Cancer Institute will train community health workers to guide patients through the cancer care system. The project will help to teach patients how to communicate more effectively with their health care team in order to understand the treatment options available to them. Although not widely available, it is believed patient navigation programs are beneficial. This research study will evaluate how well this tool works, especially among those who experience disparities in health care. The goal is to determine if having a trained navigator shortens the time between an abnormal test result and a definitive diagnosis and between a definitive diagnosis and completion of treatment for breast and colorectal cancer patients. The project also will evaluate whether navigation improves the ability to communicate with the doctor, patient satisfaction with care and quality of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00496678

Run by

University of Rochester

People needed

900

Starts

2007-04-01

Expected to finish

2010-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-08-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Receive care at a participating practice
• Have received a positive breast or colorectal cancer screening test requiring follow-up on a different day
• Have been newly diagnosed with breast or colorectal cancer
• Have received notification by the provider of an abnormal breast or colorectal screening result

You may not qualify if…

• Cognitively impaired
• Institutionalized (nursing home, incarcerated)
• Children <18
• Actively involved in cancer treatment at time of presentation
• Currently or previously navigated with (a) navigation documented in the medical record or (b) patient can articulate that they are in a navigation program or case management program for cancer
• History of prior invasive cancer, lymphoma, or leukemia except non-melanoma (basal or squamous of the skin) cancer or CIN (Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia).
• Prior cancer that has been treated-The rationale for excluding patients with any prior cancers that have been treated is that patient familiarity with the treatment process in general would make care easier even without a navigator.
• Women who are pregnant at time of enrollment.

Where it is running

• University of Rochester — Rochester, New York, United States

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