Breast Cancer, Genital Neoplasms, Female, Gynecologic Cancers
Conditions
Brief summary
Pilot study for assessing the effectiveness of a Navigator program to aid in clinical trial participation amongst the Chinese demographic
Interventions
BEHAVIORALNavigator Support
Standard of Care
Sponsors
Stanford University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Cancer patients for Focus Group must meet the following criterion: * diagnosis of any gynecologic or breast cancer and be pursuing treatment here at Stanford within the last 2 years * must read and speak Chinese * willing and able to participant in group discussions Cancer patients to receive Navigator Support must meet the following criterion: * Newly diagnosed with gynecologic or breast cancer -pursuing treatment at Stanford Cancer Center * must read and speak Chinese * willing and able to have an individual relationship with a Navigator Health Professional must meet the following criterion: -must currently work in the Stanford gynecologic Oncology Clinic Navigators must meet the following criterion: * Chinese and English speaking * willing and able to participate in training and to serve as a Navigator * preferably a Cancer survivor
Exclusion criteria
Cancer patients must have a GOG performance status of 0-2 (see attached document for further details). Focus Group participate MAY be able to be participating in another study but patients who are already participating in a clinical trial will not be assigned a Navigator. No Exclusionary criterion for Health Professionals or Navigators.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| feasibility of the program | one year |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed