This phase II trial studies whether providing cancer treatment in the home is preferred over the traditional clinic setting and if it improves treatment satisfaction in cancer patients living in the Florida Panhandle and surrounding areas. Typically, drug-related cancer care is provided at a medical center which causes patients to have to spend considerable time away from their family, friends, and familiar surroundings. This may add to the physical, emotional, social, and financial burden for patients and their families during this difficult time in their lives. The Cancer Connected Access and Remote Expertise (CARE) Beyond Walls (CCBW) program uses a specialized care team trained to provide cancer treatment in the patient's home setting. It is designed to support remote connection between the home health team and providers and Mayo clinic. This may be preferred over the traditional clinic setting which may improve treatment satisfaction in cancer patients living in the Florida Panhandle and surrounding areas.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
27
Receive in-home standard of care cancer-treatment
Receive in-clinic standard of care cancer-treatment
Ancillary studies
Mayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGPatient preferences regarding location of cancer treatment delivery
As assessed by a single item asking patients to rate their preferred location for cancer treatment delivery on a 1 to 7 scale: 1 = strongly prefer in clinic, 2 = moderately prefer in clinic, 3 = slightly prefer in clinic, 4 = no preference, 5 = slightly prefer at home, 6 = moderately prefer at home, 7 = strongly prefer at home. Patients who receive any care in the mobile unit will be instructed to consider "at home" to mean receipt of care inside their home or near their home in the mobile unit.
Time frame: At 12 weeks
Adverse Events Related to Location of Treatment
Safety of at-home administration of cancer treatment will be assessed by incidence of grade 3+ adverse events at least possibly related to the location of cancer treatment delivery that occur up to 30 days after the administration of the last dose of study drug/agent or therapy. The maximum grade for each type of adverse event will be summarized using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.
Time frame: Up to 9 months
Incidence of avoidable acute care visits, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations
Safety of at-home administration of cancer treatment will be assessed by the frequency and proportion of patients who experience an avoidable (in the opinion of the treating physician) acute care visit, emergency room visit, or hospitalization while receiving at-home cancer treatment.
Time frame: Up to 24 weeks
Change in Patient-reported Function - EORTC-QLQ-F17
Assessed using the 15 function-related questions from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ)-F17. The F17 is an abbreviated version of the EORTC-QLQ-C30 questionnaire (30 questions), which is used to assess the quality of life of cancer patients. The F17 is composed solely of items related to function. It also includes two questions related to health status and quality of life (QOL). Fifteen function questions are answered on a scale of 1-4 (1=not at all, 2=a little, 3=quite a bit, 4= very much), and two health/QOL questions are answered on a scale of 1-7 where 1= very poor and 7=excellent. Higher summary scores indicate greater overall function and better health related quality of life.
Time frame: Baseline, week 12, and week 24
Change in Patient-reported Global Health/Quality of Life - EORTC-QLQ-F17
Assessed by two questions from the EORTC-QLQ-F17 related to Global Health Status/Quality of Life (QL) scale. These questions are answered on a scale of 1-7 where 1= very poor and 7=excellent. Higher summary scores indicate better health related quality of life.
Time frame: Baseline, week 12, and week 24
Patient-reported Symptoms - PRO-CTCAE
As measured by the Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE). PRO-CTCAE scores will be summarized using composite scores. The PRO-CTCAE was developed to assess patient self-reported symptoms in cancer clinical trials. The PRO-CTCAE consists of 27 questions related to symptoms and side effects experienced over the past 7 days. Each question is answered on a 5-point scale (e.g., none/mild/moderate/severe/very severe or never/rarely/occasionally/frequently/almost constantly). The final question is an opportunity to list any other symptoms not included in the assessment. Higher scores indicate experience of worse or more frequent/severe symptoms and side effects.
Time frame: At baseline, week 12, and week 24
Patient-reported Symptoms - FACT GP5
As measured by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy General 5 (FACT GP 5), a single question evaluating how much participants were bothered by treatment side effects over the past 7 days. The question is answered on a scale of 0-4, where 0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2-somewhat, 3-quite a bit, and 4=very much.
Time frame: Baseline, week 12, and week 24
Patient-reported Satisfaction - Patient Satisfaction & Feedback
As measured by the Patient Satisfaction and Feedback Questionnaire developed for this study. Patient responses will be summarized descriptively. The frequency and proportion of patients who express comfort receiving their cancer treatment at home (i.e., response of "quite a bit" or "very much") will be reported.
Time frame: 12 weeks, 24 weeks
Patient-reported Satisfaction - Was It Worth It
As measured by the 6-item Was It Worth It Questionnaire, which asks patients whether they thought that receiving cancer care at home was worthwhile, whether they would do it again, and whether they would recommend it to others. The patient is also asked whether care at home changed their quality of life and whether the experience was as expected. The patient will also have an opportunity to provide a free-text response about anything they recommend be changed to improve their experience. Responses will be summarized descriptively.
Time frame: 12 weeks, 24 weeks
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