The oncology care system as a barrier to access: The perspectives of migrant patients and healthcare providers (MIGRA-CARE)

The oncology care system as a barrier to access: The perspectives of migrant patients and healthcare providers (MIGRA-CARE) - MIGRA-CARE

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037837

Enrollment

1350

Registered

2025-11-07

Start date

2026-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

C00-C97

Interventions

Group 1: Patients' level: - Focus group: 8 to 10 oncology patients with migration background (classified according to the microcensus, 2022

meaning persons who themselves or at least one parent do not have German citizenship by birth) - Survey study: 450 oncology patients with migration background Group 2: Patients' level: - Survey study:

meaning persons who themselves or at least one parent do not have German citizenship by birth) - Survey study: At least 100 relatives of oncology cancer patients with migration background Group 4: Hea

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients' level: - Patients with a histologically verified oncological disease (regardless of cancer entity or stage) - Ongoing therapy for adjuvant or palliative purposes - Adult relatives of oncology patients - Study consent Professionals' level: - Adult oncology professionals - Study consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients' level: - Patients without any histologically verified oncological disease Professionals' level: - Not working in oncological or palliative care

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patients' level: - Health Literacy (HLS-EU-Q16 = Short form of the Health Literacy Survey; Röthlin et al., 2013) - Patient Satisfaction (ZUF-8 = Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire; Schmidt et al., 1989) - Quality of Life (EORTC QLQ-C30 = Quality of Life Questionnaire of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer; Aaronson et al., 1993) Healthcare professionals' level: - Degree of intercultural competence (Cross-Cultural Competence Instrument for Healthcare Professionals, CCCHP; Bernhard et al., 2015) - Degree of stereotypical attributions (Attitudes of Medical Staff towards Migrants, Dias et al., 2012) Institutional level: - Degree of intercultural openness of oncological tumor centers (Penka et al., 2012)	—

Measure

Time frame

Patients' level: - Health Literacy (HLS-EU-Q16 = Short form of the Health Literacy Survey; Röthlin et al., 2013) - Patient Satisfaction (ZUF-8 = Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire; Schmidt et al., 1989) - Quality of Life (EORTC QLQ-C30 = Quality of Life Questionnaire of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer; Aaronson et al., 1993) Healthcare professionals' level: - Degree of intercultural competence (Cross-Cultural Competence Instrument for Healthcare Professionals, CCCHP; Bernhard et al., 2015) - Degree of stereotypical attributions (Attitudes of Medical Staff towards Migrants, Dias et al., 2012) Institutional level: - Degree of intercultural openness of oncological tumor centers (Penka et al., 2012)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Patients' level: - Barriers to accessing (psycho-)oncological care services and specific needs (self constructed, additional items for individuals with migration background, generated from focus groups) - Unmet needs (SCNS-SF34-G = Short-Form Supportive Care Needs Survey Questionnaire; Lehmann et al., 2012) - Depression (PHQ-2 = Patient Health Questionnaire-2; Löwe et al., 2010) - Generalized anxiety (GAD-2 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-2; Löwe et al., 2010) - Items on the use of psycho-oncological and palliative care counseling and support services (self-constructed) - Symptom burden and palliative care needs (MIDOS2 = Minimal Documentation System; Stiel et al., 2010) - Degree of acculturation (FRAKK = Frankfurt Acculturation Scale; Bongard et al., 2020) - Post-migration stressors (BISS = Barcelona Immigration Stress Scale; Tomás-Sábadao et al., 2007)	—

Measure

Time frame

Patients' level: - Barriers to accessing (psycho-)oncological care services and specific needs (self constructed, additional items for individuals with migration background, generated from focus groups) - Unmet needs (SCNS-SF34-G = Short-Form Supportive Care Needs Survey Questionnaire; Lehmann et al., 2012) - Depression (PHQ-2 = Patient Health Questionnaire-2; Löwe et al., 2010) - Generalized anxiety (GAD-2 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-2; Löwe et al., 2010) - Items on the use of psycho-oncological and palliative care counseling and support services (self-constructed) - Symptom burden and palliative care needs (MIDOS2 = Minimal Documentation System; Stiel et al., 2010) - Degree of acculturation (FRAKK = Frankfurt Acculturation Scale; Bongard et al., 2020) - Post-migration stressors (BISS = Barcelona Immigration Stress Scale; Tomás-Sábadao et al., 2007)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactRegina Herold

Psychosomatische und Psychotherapeutische Abteilung, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen

regina.herold@uk-erlangen.de0049 9131 85 45932

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026