Status:
COMPLETED
An Upstream Palliative Care Intervention for Rural and African-American Advanced Cancer Family Caregivers
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Conditions:
Cancer, Metastatic
Family Members
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The burden placed on advanced cancer family caregivers (FCGs) and the toll on their mental and physical health have never been greater and is particularly pernicious for underserved groups in the Sout...
Detailed Description
Enrollment goal was increased from 60 to 70 participants due to attrition.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- FAMILY CAREGIVERS
- ≥18 years of age;
- Self-endorsing or identified by the patient as "a relative, friend, or partner that has a close relationship with you and who assists you with your medical care and who may or may not live in the same residence as you and who is not paid for their help";
- Either caring for a patient: a) residing in a rural zip code (as classified by the U.S. Census' Rural-Urban Commuting Area \[RUCA\] system as small rural, large rural, and isolated \[hereafter referred to as "rural"\]) or b) who is African-American/Black;
- Caring for a patient with advanced-stage cancer (see definition under Patient Inclusion criteria below); and
- Caregivers will need NOT need to have an agreeable patient willing to participate in the study (for data collection only).
- English-speaking and able to complete baseline measures.
Exclusion
- 1\) Self-reported severe mental illness (i.e., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder), dementia, active suicidal ideation, uncorrected hearing loss, or active substance abuse
- PATIENTS
- Inclusion Criteria:
- ≥18 years of age;
- Diagnosed within past 60 days of initial screening with an advanced cancer, defined as metastatic stage III/IV solid-tumor cancers of the lung, breast, gynecologic, head and neck, gastrointestinal, genitourinary cancer, and melanoma; and
- Either: a) resides in a rural zip code or b) is African-American/Black.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 20 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
105 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03464188
Start Date
October 20 2018
End Date
March 30 2021
Last Update
May 27 2021
Active Locations (1)
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35226