Status:
COMPLETED
Patient Navigation in the Safety Net:CONNECTeDD
Lead Sponsor:
Boston Medical Center
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The Boston University Medical Center, funded by the National Cancer Institutes will train health workers at six of its affiliated Community Health Centers to guide patients through the cancer care sys...
Detailed Description
Racial and ethnic minority groups and low-income persons experience significantly higher cancer mortality rates than other Americans. These disparities are due to at least two factors: (1) delays in f...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Receive care at one of the 6 participating community Health centers
- Have received a positive breast or colorectal cancer screening test requiring follow-up on a different day
- Have been newly diagnosed with breast or colorectal cancer
- Have received notification by the provider of an abnormal breast or colorectal screening result
Exclusion
- Cognitively impaired
- Institutionalized (nursing home, incarcerated)
- Children \<18
- Actively involved in cancer treatment at time of presentation
- Currently or previously navigated with (a) navigation documented in the medical record or (b) patient can articulate that they are in a navigation program or case management program for cancer
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
4038 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00613275
Start Date
July 1 2005
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
June 15 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118