Enhancing Cancer Care Of Rural Dwellers

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Cancer
• Interventions: Other: VUMC telehealth services; Other: Educational materials; Other: Interview

• Registration Number: NCT04758338
• Lead Sponsor: Debra Friedman

Brief Summary

Through a multi-level remote intervention, the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) seeks to improve comprehensive cancer care delivery to patients residing in rural communities with persistent poverty. We plan to do this by using telehealth to broaden the reach of our NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in these communities

Detailed Description

Objectives:

* Evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a multi-level telehealth-based intervention for rural hospitals consisting of provider access to tumor board expertise that incorporates disease, patient and molecular tumor characteristics, together with patient access to a supportive care intervention to improve cancer care delivery.

* Evaluate the facilitators and barriers to future larger-scale dissemination and implementation of the multi-level intervention, designed to enhance quality rural cancer care delivery.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-12
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-17
• Study Start: 2021-10-25
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-31
• Primary Completion: 2030-12
• Study Completion: 2031-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 814

Inclusion Criteria

Provider and Patient:

• At least 21 years of age or older and English speaking with the ability to provide informed consent

• Oncology providers within designated VHAN oncology practices
• Newly diagnosed or relapsed cancer patients of aforementioned oncology providers

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
CTS Program Arm	VUMC telehealth services	6-week intervention delivered via telehealth using the VUMC telehealth services.
CTS Program Arm	Interview	6-week intervention delivered via telehealth using the VUMC telehealth services.
Education Attention Control Arm	Educational materials	Receive educational materials either online, by email, or in print form.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measure the effectiveness of a multi-level telehealth-based intervention	Approximately 3 years
Estimate the facilitators to a future large-scale multi-level intervention	Approximately 3 years
Estimate the barriers to a future large-scale multi-level intervention	Approximately 3 years

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Ballad Health Systems; 🇺🇸 Kingsport, Tennessee, United States

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Baptist Cancer Center- Bartlett; 🇺🇸 Bartlett, Tennessee, United States

Baptist Cancer Center- Golden Triangle Columbus; 🇺🇸 Columbus, Mississippi, United States

Baptist Cancer Center - North Mississippi; 🇺🇸 Oxford, Mississippi, United States