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Impact of Project ECHO on Improving the Quality of Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Caregivers in Underserved Areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, India, and Ethiopia
Led by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Updated on 2026-03-05
312
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
331 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This trial investigates the experience and satisfaction of care in patients with cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced) and their caregivers living in underserved areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, India and Ethiopia as part of Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO). Project ECHO is a model of medical education and care management that empowers clinicians to provide better care to more people where they live. Understanding the experiences and satisfaction of patients and caregivers may help improve healthcare workforce capacity and increase access to specialty care for the world's rural and underserved populations.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Impact of Project ECHO on Improving the Quality of Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Caregivers in Underserved Areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, India, and Ethiopia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patient scheduled to receive treatment at participating primary care practice for advanced cancer
- Patient is 18 years or older
- Patient willing to be accessible to the research team for follow-up by telephone or in person
- Patient has prognosis of at least 1 year as determined by treating physician
- Patient able to read and understand English as assessed by treating physician
- Caregiver identified or self-identified as primary caregiver of the patient
- Caregiver willing to be accessible to the research team for follow-up by telephone or in person
- Caregiver is 18 years or older
- Caregiver able to read and understand English as assessed by treating physician
- ECHO participant must be a healthcare provider interested in participating for 2 years and able to understand the protocol and provide consent
- ECHO participant able to read and understand English as assessed by principal investigator
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to understand and sign consent
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
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Research Team
S
Sriram Yennu
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
3
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