Factors Associated With the Use of a High Volume Cancer Center by Black Women With Ovarian Cancer: A Qualitative Study

Completed

• Conditions: Primary Peritoneal Cancer; Fallopian Tube Cancer; Ovarian Cancer
• Interventions: Behavioral: semi-structured interviews

• Registration Number: NCT02928549
• Lead Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of Black women who receive care for ovarian cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, or "MSK" for short. The study consists of interviews with Black women who recently obtained some part of their ovarian cancer care at MSK.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-09-22
• Study First Submitted: 2016-10-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-10-06
• Study First Posted: 2016-10-10
• Status Verified: 2019-08
• Primary Completion: 2019-08-26
• Study Completion: 2019-08-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-08-27
• Last Update Posted: 2019-08-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• Participant must have been diagnosed with ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer and treated by an MSK physician.
• Participants must be able to provide verbal informed consent.
• Participants must be 18 years of age or older.
• Participants must self-identify as Black/African American.
• Participant must be able to understand and speak in English

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Exclusion Criteria

• Inability or refusal to identify race/ethnicity.
• Presence or development of a physical, cognitive or psychiatric deficit resulting in an inability to provide meaningful informed consent or to understand the study or complete the interview.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Black Women with Cancer	semi-structured interviews	In this formative qualitative research study we aim to use one-on-one semi-structured interviews with Black women diagnosed with ovarian cancer to learn about their experiences and their journey to accessing care at a high-volume ovarian cancer care center (HVC).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
accessing care	1 year	The study team will review and code the interview transcripts through a process of independent and collaborative thematic content analysis,\[15-18\] using ATLAS.ti (a qualitative data analysis software package) to facilitate the analysis process.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States