Improving Care Coordination for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT04586127
• Lead Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to test an intervention designed to identify cancer needs and connect patients with services that address those needs. Participation in this research will involve completing 2 online surveys over the course of 1 month; each should take about 15 minutes to complete.

Detailed Description

Adolescents and young Adults (AYA) Needs Assessment \& Service Bridge (AYA NA-SB) includes a holistic Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROM) assessing AYAs' physical, psychosocial and practical needs and a collection of referral pathways for connecting AYAs to services and resources based on the needs they report.

To assess the implementation of AYA NA-SB, the study team will pilot AYA NA-SB in the North Carolina Cancer Hospital (NCCH)/ UNC Children's Hospital, with a primary focus on implementation outcomes (i.e., feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, fidelity). To establish proof-of-concept for AYA NA-SB, the study team will use pilot data to generate preliminary evidence on the extent to which AYA NA-SB addresses AYAs' reported needs.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-10-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-10-07
• Study First Posted: 2020-10-14
• Study Start: 2021-06-15
• Status Verified: 2022-07
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-26
• Study Completion: 2022-08-26
• Results First Submitted: 2023-12-01
• Results First Submitted QC: 2024-01-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-11
• Results First Posted: 2024-01-12
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

• AYAs with cancer ages 18 through 39 currently undergoing cancer treatment at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital/ UNC Children's Hospital

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who decline to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) AYA	Week 5	Questionnaire measuring the extent to which AYA NA-SB can be successfully used in cancer programs. Score ranges from 1 to 5 with higher score denoting higher feasibility.
Number of Participants Who Received Services	Week 12	Care coordination will be assessed by the proportion of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) who reported needs who received services from across disciplines to address reported needs within one month of needs assessment completion.
Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) AYA	Week 12	Questionnaire measuring perception of whether AYA-NA-SB is agreeable, palatable, or satisfactory to users. Score ranges from 1 to 5 with a higher score denoting higher acceptability.
Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM) AYA	Week 5	Questionnaire measuring perception of AYA-NA-SB's fit, relevance, or compatibility with the context in which it will be used. Score ranges from 1 to 5 with a higher score denoting higher appropriateness
Needs Met Questionnaire	Week 12	Questionnaire assessing, among AYAs who reported needs and reported receiving follow-up care, AYAs' perception of the degree to which their needs were adequately addressed during the study period. Scores range from 1 to 5 where higher scores denote that needs were met.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of AYA Needs	Week 12	Average number of needs reported by AYAs.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

North Carolina Cancer Hospital; 🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States