Status:

COMPLETED

Socio-legal Services for Underserved Populations Through Patient Navigation to Optimize Resources During Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

Boston Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

American Cancer Society, Inc.

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Conditions:

Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators plan to compare standard patient navigation with an enhanced navigation partnered with the Medical Legal Partnership \| Boston (MLP) to determine if assessing legal needs of newly di...

Detailed Description

Differences and delays in the delivery of cancer care lead to more advanced cancer at the time of diagnosis and ultimately to more deaths for low-income and minority communities. Our group helped deve...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Newly diagnosed breast and lung cancer patients
  • Within 30 days of patient being informed of diagnosis
  • Receiving cancer care at Boston Medical Center
  • No history of cancer treatment in past 5 years
  • No cognitive impairments
  • Over 18 years of age
  • Speak English, Spanish or Haitian Creole

Exclusion

  • Patient informed of cancer diagnosis \>30 days
  • Patient under 18 yrs. of age
  • Primary language something other than English, Spanish or Haitian Creole
  • Undergoing treatment for concurrent cancer
  • Patient has history of cancer or has received cancer treatment within the last 5 years
  • Institutionalized/cognitive impairment (such as: dementia or metabolic, medication or drug induced), given the unique challenges to their treatment decision making/adherence and the fact that the intervention would not include the patient directly, but rather the family.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

306 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02232074

Start Date

February 1 2014

End Date

October 1 2018

Last Update

October 15 2019

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Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118