Patient Navigation in the Safety Net:CONNECTeDD

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer

In brief

The Boston University Medical Center, funded by the National Cancer Institutes will train health workers at six of its affiliated Community Health Centers 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 Cervical cancer patients. The project also will evaluate whether navigation improves the ability to communicate with the doctor, satisfaction with patient's care and quality of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00613275

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

4038

Starts

2005-07-01

Expected to finish

2011-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-06-15

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Receive care at one of the 6 participating community Health centers
• 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

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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