Cancer Clinical Trials Financial Reimbursement Program

Conditions

• Cancer Clinical Trials

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

N/A - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Survey / Interview Group — BEHAVIORAL
  Patients with any cancer type who are informed that they may be eligible for participation in any phase therapeutic cancer clinical trial by their treating physician (typically a clinical oncologist) will be provided information about the Financial Reimbursement Program. Patients who enroll to therapeutic cancer clinical trial will be eligible for the reimbursement program and offered an opportunity to participate in this study.

Study Details

To implement a Financial Reimbursement and Outreach Program at clinical sites within the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center; and evaluate the impact of the program on clinical trial enrollment and demographics, as well as facilitators of and barriers to program participation.

Key Dates

Start date

Jul 12, 2022

Status verified

Sep 2025

Primary completion

Jun 1, 2026

Completion

Jun 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

1,200 participants (estimated)

Arms

• Arm: Survey / Interview Group
  All patients (or parent / caregiver, if relevant) who provide informed consent will be asked to complete baseline assessments utilizing validated questionnaires administered through the phone or video call. The clinical research coordinator will input responses into REDCap. Alternatively, patients may request assessments be sent through secure email. Baseline assessment consisting of sociodemographic items and study eligibility questions (call #1) In addition, each patient will complete the Comprehensive Score for financial Toxicity Patient Reported Outcome Measure (COST PROM) and Short Assessment of Health Literacy (SAHL) survey measures.

Primary Outcome Measure

Clinical trial enrollment retention rate measured by COST PROM [ Time Frame: Up to first 60 days after enrollment to a therapeutic cancer trial. ]

Central Contacts

• Rebecca Renn
  214-648-7097
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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