Status:
COMPLETED
Socio-legal Services for Underserved Populations Through Patient Navigation to Optimize Resources During Treatment
Lead Sponsor:
Boston Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Conditions:
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators plan to compare standard patient navigation with an enhanced navigation partnered with the Medical Legal Partnership \| Boston (MLP) to determine if assessing legal needs of newly di...
Detailed Description
Differences and delays in the delivery of cancer care lead to more advanced cancer at the time of diagnosis and ultimately to more deaths for low-income and minority communities. Our group helped deve...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Newly diagnosed breast and lung cancer patients
- Within 30 days of patient being informed of diagnosis
- Receiving cancer care at Boston Medical Center
- No history of cancer treatment in past 5 years
- No cognitive impairments
- Over 18 years of age
- Speak English, Spanish or Haitian Creole
Exclusion
- Patient informed of cancer diagnosis \>30 days
- Patient under 18 yrs. of age
- Primary language something other than English, Spanish or Haitian Creole
- Undergoing treatment for concurrent cancer
- Patient has history of cancer or has received cancer treatment within the last 5 years
- Institutionalized/cognitive impairment (such as: dementia or metabolic, medication or drug induced), given the unique challenges to their treatment decision making/adherence and the fact that the intervention would not include the patient directly, but rather the family.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
306 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02232074
Start Date
February 1 2014
End Date
October 1 2018
Last Update
October 15 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118