Immunotherapy & Me
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 134
- 试验地点
- 7
- 主要终点
- CancerSupportSource®
研究概览
简要总结
Immunotherapy & Me is a pilot study to determine patient and provider needs around immunotherapy treatment, and to determine the most meaningful resources to improve patient outcomes and decrease cost. Specifically, this study aims:
- To determine whether layering in customizable resources at the point-of-care that offer healthcare providers care-management tools to give their immunotherapy patients leads to changes in (a) patients' knowledge, attitudes, and health behaviors (including self-reported measures of self-efficacy and empowerment, cancer-related distress, quality of life, and satisfaction with the programs offered) and (b) improved clinical outcomes (including decreased hospital admissions, decreased hospital readmissions, and decreased costs associated with hospitalizations).
- To successfully integrate the Immunotherapy & Me program within oncology practices to provide a model framework for dissemination across other care providers. Once success is demonstrated, a turn-key model of immunotherapy patient support can be expanded to other oncology care systems.
详细描述
As usage and indications for immunotherapy increase, there presents a critical need to identify patient-centered and practice solutions across the continuum of care. Immunotherapy & Me is an innovative program of customizable resources that seeks to improve the patient experience by supporting the unique needs of both immunotherapy patients and the clinical staff who care for them. The Cancer Support Community (CSC) will implement this operational framework of patient and provider tools at multiple geographically and demographically diverse oncology practices.
The program will include CancerSupportSource® (CSS), a self-administered screening instrument for individuals with cancer that takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and has been validated in 300 English-speaking cancer survivors at CSC affiliates nationwide.The instrument consists of cancer-related problems (physical, social, psychological, emotional and practical) and has been demonstrated to have good internal consistency reliability. Patients are asked to rate the severity of their concerns and if they would like to talk with a staff person and/or receive additional information about their concerns. This information is used to address immediate concerns as well as to develop ongoing educational experiences that are tailored and integrated with their care.
At the end of year one, CSC will evaluate program impact, retool interventions as necessary, and pursue additional funding with the goal of extending services at existing practice sites - and scaling this turnkey model of immunotherapy treatment support.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Receiving immunotherapy as a cancer treatment at a participating pilot site location
- •English- or Spanish-speaking, or having access to a translator
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
Supportive programming
Access to a suite of resources, including digital tools, person-to-person support, and educational resources
干预措施: Supportive programming (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
CancerSupportSource®
时间窗: One year
Cancer-related distress
# of hospitalizations
时间窗: One year
Measured via self-report through a questionnaire developed for this study issued every 30 days
# of ER visits
时间窗: One year
Measured via self-report through a questionnaire developed for this study issued every 30 days
次要结局
- Self-reported patient confidence in accessing resources(One year)
研究者
Heather Badt, MBA
President, Cancer Support Community
Cancer Support Community, Research and Training Institute, Philadelphia