Status:

COMPLETED

Bridge: Proactive Psychiatry Consultation and Case Management for Patients With Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Harvard Risk Management Foundation

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Cancer

Severe Major Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to understand if it is helpful for patients with mental illness to be connected to a psychiatrist and case manager at the time of cancer diagnosis.

Detailed Description

It is challenging to cope with cancer. The investigators want to understand if it is helpful for patients with serious mental illness (SMI) to be connected to a psychiatrist and case manager when canc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient
  • Age ≥ 18 years old; Value \_\_\_\_\_\_
  • Verbal fluency in English
  • Serious mental illness (Schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder with prior psychiatric hospitalization) confirmed by study clinician at consent
  • Invasive breast, lung, gastrointestinal, or head and neck cancer (suspected or confirmed Stage I-III, or Stage IV cancer that can be treated with curative intent according to judgment by the oncologist.)
  • Medical, surgical, or radiation oncology consultation at MGH Cancer Center within the past 8 weeks or a referral placed to the MGH Cancer Center and planned or recommended follow-up
  • Patient

Exclusion

  • Have cognitive impairment severe enough to interfere with completing brief study assessments or providing informed consent (and does not have a guardian who can provide consent)
  • Recurrence of the same cancer type
  • Caregiver Participants
  • Age ≥ 18 years old; Value \_\_\_\_\_\_
  • Verbal fluency in English
  • Identified or confirmed by the patient or guardian as a caregiver
  • Caregiver may be a relative, friend, or community mental health staff upon whom the patient relies upon for support and who accompanies the patient to medical appointments
  • The caregiver should either live with the patient or have in-person contact with the patient once per week (on average)
  • Patient or guardian must provide permission to contact caregiver

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 11 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

185 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03360695

Start Date

December 11 2017

End Date

December 1 2022

Last Update

February 8 2024

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114