Breast Cancer, Cancer of Breast
Conditions
Keywords
Patient navigation, Breast cancer, Social determinants of health, Navigator
Brief summary
This study aims to assess how individual patient social stressors are associated with barriers to care by analyzing a patient navigator system. Patient navigators will connect patients with unmet social needs with community resources.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPatient navigator
Patient navigator will contact the patient every 3 weeks to check in, assess if patient requires additional resources, connect patient to existing nonprofit and local resources, remind patient of appointments, and ask about barriers to clinic visits.
Sponsors
Washington University School of Medicine
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Eligibility Criteria: * Diagnosed with breast cancer (any stage). * Currently being treated for breast cancer by a breast medical oncologist at Siteman Cancer Center North County. This includes any treatment, PO or IV, including hormonal therapy. It does not include patients enrolled in clinical trials. * At least 18 years of age. * English-speaker. * Verbally consented to navigation services.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of patients with chemotherapy deferrals | 6 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of visit no-shows | 6 months |
| Rate of visit cancellations | 6 months |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTEmily L Podany, MD, MPHS
CONTACTKatherine N Weilbaecher, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOREmily L Podany, MD, MPHS
Washington University School of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed