Evaluating Financial Navigation for Cancer Patients
This study is looking at how well a program called oncology financial navigation works for cancer patients. This program helps you understand and manage treatment costs, get the most from your health insurance, and find financial help to reduce money worries related to cancer. Researchers want to see if this program helps reduce financial hardship, difficulties, and improves your quality of life. You may be able to join if you are an adult patient with cancer being seen at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Medical Oncology clinic. The study aims to understand how this program is put into practice and its effects on patients. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status and plans to enroll 40 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with no specified phase, planning to enroll 40 participants. It is designed to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of oncology financial navigation.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your financial hardship, difficulties, and quality of life will be measured at 6 months after you start systemic therapy.
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Evaluating the Implementation and Impact of Standard-of-care Delivered Oncology Financial Navigation
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Courtney Williams, DrPH · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Alabama at Birmingham
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Change in financial hardship6 months post-initiation of systemic therapy
Change in patient-reported financial distress (COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity)
- Change in financial difficulties6 months post-initiation of systemic therapy
Change in patient-reported financial difficulties (trouble paying for basic needs, utilities, transportation or lodging for treatment, medications, medical supplies, upfront medical payments, insurance or medical bills, child or eldercare, and employment or disability issues)
- Change in quality of life6 months post-initiation of systemic therapy
Change in patient-reported quality of life (PROMIS v1.1 Global Health)
- Change in psychological distress6 months post-initiation of systemic therapy
Change in patient-reported psychological distress (National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer)
- Utilization of implementation strategiesQuarterly tracking of strategies with monthly assessment of implementation outcomes, through study completion, an average of 4 years
Track oncology financial navigation implementation strategies using the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) implementation strategy taxonomy and their effect on implementation outcomes of Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM)
- Patient, provider, and health system perspectives of oncology financial navigation implementation barriers addressed via implementation strategiesAnnually through study completion, an average of 4 years
Using qualitative interviews, we will assess patient, provider, and health system perspectives of oncology financial navigation implementation barriers addressed via implementation strategies