With Love: Using Promotoras for a Hispanic Community Palliative Care Promotora Palliative Care

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Conditions studied: Palliative Care

In brief

Despite being strongly recommended, the integration of palliative care in oncology has not been widely adopted. Very few people have access to comprehensive palliative care. Access is even lower in rural and Hispanic communities. Even in communities with access, uptake is often low due to a lack of education on the part of both patients and providers regarding palliative care. This study aims to use an innovative approach to provide quality palliative care to oncology Hispanic patients by using community health workers also known as promotoras.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03736031

Run by

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso

People needed

102

Starts

2018-05-08

Expected to finish

2020-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-10-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must be 18 years or older
• Must be a Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) or University Medical Center (UMC) El Paso patient
• Must be Hispanic
• Must have a cancer diagnosis

You may not qualify if…

• Under 17 years of age
• Not Hispanic
• Is not a patient of UMC or TTUHSC El Paso

Where it is running

• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso — El Paso, Texas, United States

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