The purpose of this study is to learn about the impact that the services and programs provided by Blood Cancer United (formerly, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society) have among patients with blood cancer, such as access to care, quality of life, and financial burden.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
400
The intervention will be conducted virtually. Participants will receive LLS's free patient and caregiver services including co-pay assistance, transportation and urgent need assistance, a scholarship program for young adult patients and survivors, one-on-one peer-to-peer support, online chats and support groups facilitated by clinical social workers, and nutrition counseling with a registered dietician for 6 months.
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGUniversity of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChange in number of care needs as measured by the Access to Care Survey
Change in number of care needs will be assessed via the self-report Access to Care Survey which includes access to primary and specialty care, access to medications specific to cancer care, and access to financial resources specific to cancer care. The survey uses a composite score to assess participants' needs. Scores range from 0 to 21 with lower scores indicating better access to care needs.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 month, 6 month
Change in number of medication access problems as measured by the Access to Care Survey
Change in number of medication use will be assessed via the self-report Access to Care Survey which includes access to medications specific to cancer care. The survey uses a composite score to assess participants' medication use. Scores range from 0 to 6 with lower scores indicating better access to medication.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 month, 6 month
Change in general health-related quality of life (HRQL)
The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACTG) 5 will be administered to evaluate general domains of HRQL. Quality of life is scored on a scale with scores ranging from 0 to 108, with higher scores indicating better health-related quality of life outcomes.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 month, 6 month
Change in treatment satisfaction as measured by FACIT
The 8-item Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) Treatment Satisfaction - General (TS-G) is a Likert scale designed to assess satisfaction with general medical treatments. A summary score yields a treatment satisfaction composite with higher scores indicating greater treatment satisfaction.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 month, 6 month
Change in financial toxicity as measured by FACIT-COST
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The 12-item Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (FACIT-COST) is a patient reported outcome measure that describes the financial distress experienced by cancer patients. Score range 0-44 with higher scores indicating better Financial Well-Being.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 month, 6 month