This early phase I trial investigates enhanced, electronic health record (EHR)-facilitated cancer system control. Cancer and its treatment are often associated with severe, disabling symptoms that have been causally linked to diminished survival, increased healthcare utilization, degraded quality of life, unemployment, and non-adherence to recommended cancer treatments. Collaborative case management for control of moderate or worse sleep disturbance, pain, anxiety, depression, fatigue (SPADE symptoms), and physical dysfunction among cancer survivors and patients with cancer may improve quality of life, symptom severity, and adherence to cancer treatment, and may also reduce need for acute care.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Conduct a cluster randomized pragmatic trial with a stepped wedge design to test the hypothesis that a symptom control-focused enhanced, electronic health record (EHR)-facilitated cancer symptom control (E2C2) intervention will significantly reduce sleep disturbance, pain, anxiety, depression, fatigue (SPADE) symptom and physical dysfunction scores, reduce unplanned hospitalizations and emergency department visits, improve adherence to cancer therapies, and improve self-reported quality of life. II. Evaluate the hypothesis that use of a multifaceted, evidence-based implementation strategy to support adoption and use of the E2C2 system will result in improvements in implementation and clinical outcomes. III. Conduct a mixed methods evaluation to detect, understand and reduce disparities in the adoption and implementation of the E2C2 intervention among elderly and rural-dwelling patients with cancer. OUTLINE: The first Primary Objective involves a stepped wedge enrollment into the study intervention. Involvement is based off the patients' responses to the pain questionnaire (low pain = no involvement, moderate pain = offer of patient education materials, severe pain = involvement of a Symptom Care Manager). Symptom Care Managers will work with interested patients who endorse high pain to help address and manage their pain. The third objective involves a subset of patients included in the E2C2 who are offered to participate in a one-time interview lasting 30-45 minutes. Providers and stakeholders also will be invited to participate in an interview lasting 15-30 minutes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50,207
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Sleep Disturbance, Pain, Anxiety, Depression, Fatigue (SPADE) Symptom Scores.
Measured by 11-point Numeric Rating Scales (NRS) for sleep disturbance, pain, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and physical function impairment at clinic encounters. Symptoms were assessed on a scale of 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating worse outcomes. Changes in sleep disturbance, pain, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and physical function impairment from baseline score were modeled jointly as a co-primary outcome.
Time frame: Up to 46 months (beginning from a participants' index medical oncology encounter until death, last clinical encounter, or end of study)
Physical Function Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) Scores
Measured by 11-point Numeric Rating Scales (NRS) for sleep disturbance, pain, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and physical function impairment at clinic encounters. Symptoms were assessed on a scale of 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating worse outcomes. Changes in sleep disturbance, pain, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and physical function impairment following any NRS score of \>=4/10 modeled jointly as a co-primary outcome.
Time frame: Up to 46 months (beginning from a participants' index medical oncology encounter until death, last clinical encounter, or end of study)
Change in Anxiety Score
Measured PROMIS-CAT T-scores up to every four months, depending on visit frequency. A T-score of 50 represents the average score for the U.S. general population, with a standard deviation of 10. A higher score indicates a worse outcome. PROMIS-CAT T-scores were averaged for the control and intervention periods.
Time frame: Baseline to 46 months
Change in Depression Score
Measured PROMIS-CAT T-score up to every four months, depending on visit frequency. A T-score of 50 represents the average score for the U.S. general population, with a standard deviation of 10. A higher score indicates a worse outcome. PROMIS-CAT T-scores were averaged for the control and intervention periods.
Time frame: Baseline to 46 months
Change in Average Pain Interference Over the Past Week
Measured PROMIS-CAT T-score up to every four months, depending on visit frequency. A T-score of 50 represents the average score for the U.S. general population, with a standard deviation of 10. A higher score indicates a worse outcome. PROMIS-CAT T-scores were averaged for the control and intervention periods.
Time frame: Baseline to 46 months
Change in Physical Function Score
Measured PROMIS-CAT up to every four months, depending on visit frequency. A T-score of 50 represents the average score for the U.S. general population, with a standard deviation of 10. A higher score indicates a better outcome. PROMIS-CAT T-scores were averaged for the control and intervention periods.
Time frame: Baseline to 46 months
Health Care Utilization
ER visits, hospitalizations, and ICU admissions
Time frame: Up to 46 months (beginning from a participants' index medical oncology encounter until death, 18 months after last clinical encounter, or end of study)
Adherence to Cancer Treatment
Number of doses of docetaxel and cyclophosphamide administered.
Time frame: Up to 46 months (beginning from a participants' index medical oncology encounter until death or end of study)
Number of Deceased Participants
Vital status (living or deceased) was determined by Accurint record search across multiple sources, including the Social Security Death Index
Time frame: Up to 46 months (beginning from a participants' index medical oncology encounter until death or end of study)
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