Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
Through a multi-level remote intervention, the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) seeks to improve comprehensive cancer care delivery to patients residing in rural communities with persistent poverty. We plan to do this by using telehealth to broaden the reach of our NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in these communities
Detailed description
Objectives: * Evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a multi-level telehealth-based intervention for rural hospitals consisting of provider access to tumor board expertise that incorporates disease, patient and molecular tumor characteristics, together with patient access to a supportive care intervention to improve cancer care delivery. * Evaluate the facilitators and barriers to future larger-scale dissemination and implementation of the multi-level intervention, designed to enhance quality rural cancer care delivery.
Interventions
OTHERVUMC telehealth services
Participants will access the CTS link (sent to them via email), which will connect them directly to a videoconference and enable them to see and hear the facilitators and other patients in the group.
OTHERInterview
25-30 participants will be interviewed
OTHEREducational materials
Participants will be provided educational materials
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Debra Friedman
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Provider and Patient: \- At least 21 years of age or older and English speaking with the ability to provide informed consent * Oncology providers within designated VHAN oncology practices * Newly diagnosed or relapsed cancer patients of aforementioned oncology providers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measure the effectiveness of a multi-level telehealth-based intervention | Approximately 3 years |
| Estimate the facilitators to a future large-scale multi-level intervention | Approximately 3 years |
| Estimate the barriers to a future large-scale multi-level intervention | Approximately 3 years |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed