Navigation Interventions for Patients With Breast Cancer and High-risk Social Determinants of Health

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07781800

Washington University School of Medicine180 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to assess how individual patient social stressors are associated with barriers to care by analyzing a patient navigator system. Patient navigators will connect patients with unmet social needs with community resources.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

180

Conditions

Breast Cancer Cancer of Breast

Interventions

Patient navigatorBEHAVIORAL

Patient navigator will contact the patient every 3 weeks to check in, assess if patient requires additional resources, connect patient to existing nonprofit and local resources, remind patient of appointments, and ask about barriers to clinic visits.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Eligibility Criteria: * Diagnosed with breast cancer (any stage). * Currently being treated for breast cancer by a breast medical oncologist at Siteman Cancer Center North County. This includes any treatment, PO or IV, including hormonal therapy. It does not include patients enrolled in clinical trials. * At least 18 years of age. * English-speaker. * Verbally consented to navigation services.

Locations (1)

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Percentage of patients with chemotherapy deferrals

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Rate of visit no-shows

Time frame: 6 months

Rate of visit cancellations

Time frame: 6 months

Central Contacts

Emily L Podany, MD, MPHS

CONTACT

314-273-4474 elpodany@wustl.edu

Katherine N Weilbaecher, MD

CONTACT

314-362-5654 kweilbae@wustl.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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