Malignant Hepatobiliary Neoplasm
Conditions
Brief summary
This study evaluates barriers to receiving care and risks associated with developing cancer among patients diagnosed with hepatobiliary cancer.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To characterize the social determinants of health - and specifically travel-limiting access to cancer care but also other issues, such as trouble in finding childcare, joblessness, and limited education - among SEA Americans with hepatobiliary cancers, exposure risk including aflatoxin and viral hepatitis among other exposures. OUTLINE: This is an observational study. Patients complete a questionnaire, undergo blood, urine, and buccal swab sample collection and have their medical records reviewed on study. Patients also undergo collection of clinically archived tissue samples on study.
Interventions
OTHERNon-Interventional Study
Non-interventional study
Sponsors
Mayo Clinic
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients 18+ year of age with hepatobiliary cancers
Exclusion criteria
* Patients under 18 years of age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of patients reporting transportation barriers that affect medical care | Baseline; up to 2 years | Estimated using Social Determinants of Health Screening Tool designed by the American Academy of Family Medicine, by the proportion of patients who respond "yes" to the question, "Do you put off or neglect going to the doctor because of distance or transportation?". |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTClinical Trials Referral Office
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORNguyen H. Tran, M.D.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Outcome results
None listed