Childhood Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
cancer, hispanic, young adult
Brief summary
This study will test a novel intervention to facilitate family-centered communication among Hispanic/Latino (H/L) young adult childhood cancer survivors (YA-CCS), their support persons, and their clinicians through collaboration between the clinic and a community-based organization.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALFamily-Centered Communication Intervention
A novel family-centered communication intervention designed to facilitate communication among Young Adult Cancer Survivors (YA-CCS), their chosen support person, and clinicians through collaboration between the clinic and a community-based organization. The intervention includes pre-visit and post-visit sessions delivered by a community health worker and timed around a standard-of-care survivorship clinic visit.
Sponsors
Stanford University
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Childhood cancer survivor previously treated with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy 2. Currently age 18-25 years 3. Identifies as Hispanic/Latino 4. Currently ≥5 years post cancer diagnosis 5. Fluent in English or Spanish 6. Receives medical care at Stanford 7. Lives within Jacob's Heart service area (zip codes within Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito Counties: https://www.jacobsheart.org/service-area) 8. Ability to understand and the willingness to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
1\. Lack of proficiency in written and spoken English or Spanish
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of invited young adult cancer survivor-support person dyads enrolled | From recruitment initiation through completion of study enrollment, up to 24 months | Feasibility assessed by the proportion of invited dyads who enroll in the study. |
| Proportion of enrolled young adult cancer survivors completing all intervention components | From intervention initiation through intervention completion, up to 3 weeks | Feasibility assessed by the proportion of enrolled young adult cancer survivor participants who complete all intervention components. |
| Mean Theoretical Framework of Acceptability questionnaire score | Post-intervention, within 2 months after intervention completion | Acceptability assessed using participant-reported Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA) questionnaire scores. Scores range from 1-5, with higher scores indicating greater acceptability. |
| Mean Satisfaction With Visit Preparation questionnaire score | Post-intervention, within 2 months after intervention completion | Acceptability assessed using participant-reported Satisfaction With Visit Preparation questionnaire scores. Scores range from -10 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTStephanie Smith, MD, MPH
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORStephanie Smith, MD, MPH
Stanford University
Outcome results
None listed