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Evaluating the Implementation and Impact of Standard-of-care Delivered Oncology Financial Navigation
Led by University of Alabama at Birmingham · Updated on 2026-02-24
40
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
99 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lead Sponsor
N
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating the implementation and impact of a financial navigation program delivered as part of standard cancer care. The study aims to understand how different strategies for delivering this program affect its success, and how it influences patient financial hardship, quality of life, and psychological distress. It also explores how these strategies help overcome barriers to providing financial support to cancer patients. The program being studied helps patients prepare for treatment costs, improve their use of health insurance, and access financial resources to reduce cancer-related financial difficulties. The study will observe patients receiving this financial navigation as part of routine care and compare outcomes with historical patients who did not receive this support. Researchers will track implementation strategies quarterly and assess implementation outcomes monthly over an average of four years. Participants will provide patient-reported data and researchers will collect information from medical records and interviews with patients, providers, and health system members involved in the program. The study will measure changes in financial hardship, financial difficulties, quality of life, and psychological distress six months after starting systemic therapy. Perspectives on barriers and strategies to overcome them will be gathered annually. The total study period averages about four years from start to finish.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Evaluating the Implementation and Impact of Standard-of-care Delivered Oncology Financial Navigation
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- All patients with cancer seen at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Oncology clinic
- Patients with non-missing patient-reported outcome data
- Patients who have received oncology financial navigation
- Providers involved with the oncology financial navigation program
- Health system team members involved with the oncology financial navigation program
- Adults aged 18 years and older
You will not qualify if you...
History of severe allergic reactions to study medication Currently pregnant or breastfeeding Recent participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days Presence of uncontrolled medical conditions that could affect safety
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person or virtual) for eligibility assessment
Duration - 6 months post-initiation of systemic therapy
Participants receiving standard-of-care oncology financial navigation to help prepare for out-of-pocket treatment costs, optimize health insurance, and access financial resources.
Regular interactions as part of routine care; visit frequency varies based on individual needs
Duration - Up to 4 years through study completion
Participants are observed for implementation outcomes and assessment of barriers to financial navigation, with ongoing evaluation of financial hardship, quality of life, and psychological distress.
Quarterly tracking of implementation strategies with monthly assessments and annual evaluations
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
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Research Team
H
Hayden Reeves, BS
C
Courtney Williams, DrPH
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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