Status:

COMPLETED

Impact of the Therapeutic Alliance on Reduction of Disparities in Latino End-of-Life Cancer Care

Lead Sponsor:

City of Hope Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to examine perceptions, barriers, and facilitators of a therapeutic alliance (TA) between Latino/a advanced cancer patients and their oncologists. We aim to qualitatively e...

Detailed Description

Patients. We will conduct focus groups with patients (N=10) that will be recruited from City of Hope. Focus group participants will be recruited from the patients of participating oncologists, based o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • identifying as ethnically Latino/a;
  • locally advanced or metastatic cancer (gynecologic, lung, gastrointestinal, colorectal) and have experienced disease progression on at least first-line chemotherapy and
  • ability to provide informed consent.
  • Patient exclusion criteria include:
  • not fluent in English or Spanish;
  • severely cognitively impaired \[44\];
  • too ill or weak to participate in a focus group ;
  • age under 21; and
  • patients deemed inappropriate for the study by their treating oncologist.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 19 2023

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 28 2024

    Estimated Enrollment :

    23 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04342611

    Start Date

    May 19 2023

    End Date

    June 28 2024

    Last Update

    August 28 2024

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    City of Hope Medical Center

    Duarte, California, United States, 91010