Social Determinants of Health in Hepatobiliary Cancer Patients

Recruiting

• Conditions: Malignant Hepatobiliary Neoplasm

• Registration Number: NCT06053333
• Lead Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-07-17
• Study First Submitted: 2023-09-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-09-22
• Study First Posted: 2023-09-25
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-25
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-27
• Primary Completion: 2028-07-17
• Study Completion: 2028-07-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients 18+ year of age with hepatobiliary cancers

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients under 18 years of age

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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?".

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester; 🇺🇸 Rochester, Minnesota, United States