Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

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Summary

The TRIP Project aims to overcome barriers to widespread implementation and dissemination of evidence-based practices that will improve the delivery of guideline-concordant care to vulnerable women with breast cancer. To accomplish this goal the study team will create (a) regional patient registries; (b) systematic screening for social barriers to care with a personalized referral plan; and (c) patient navigation services that integrate into one model of care to improve the quality and effectiveness of care delivery, for minority and/or low-income women with breast cancer in Boston.

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This community-engaged program will demonstrate the feasibility of community-academic partnerships to provide innovations in information sharing and systems implementation targeted to reduce treatment disparities. Patient navigators will be able to utilize the patient database to track their patients throughout their treatment, and receive guidance regarding recommended social resources to patients experiencing hardships via the social determinants platform.

Who: The four Massachusetts CTSA hubs (Boston University, Harvard University, Tufts University, and University of Massachusetts) partnered with the Boston Breast Cancer Equity Coalition, and the 6 hospitals that care for women with breast cancer.

Patient population: about1,300 vulnerable inner city women with risk for delay in breast cancer care. Massachusetts (MA) Cancer Registry data identified the following characteristics of Boston residents with greatest delays in breast cancer treatment: Black, Hispanic, non-English speaking, and public health insurance. Six health care institutions care for >90% of these women:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (site PI: Ted James, MD)
Boston Medical Center (PI: Tracy Battaglia MD, MPH)
Brigham Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (PI: Jennifer Haas MD, MPH)
Faulkner Hospital (site PI: Rachel Freedman, MD)
Massachusetts General Hospital (site PI: Beverly Moy, MD)
Tufts Medical Center (PI: Karen Freund MD, MPH)

UMass Medical Center (PI: Stephenie Lemon, PhD) will play an integral role in the planning and implementation of the TRIP intervention but is not a clinical site.

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Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

are an adult female 18 years of age or older;
reside within 25 miles of the City of Boston;
have any of the following risk factors for delays in care: are Black and/or Hispanic ethnicity, do not speak English as their primary language, and/or have only public insurance or are uninsured at the time of diagnosis.

Exclusion Criteria:

cancer diagnosis made > 60 days prior to enrollment, such that the ability of the intervention to effect the outcome is limited;
presence of a cognitive impairment such as dementia or delirium from any cause (e.g. metabolic, medication or drug induced), given the unique challenges to their treatment decision making/ adherence and the fact that the intervention would not include the patient directly, but rather the family;
home residence is outside of the city of Boston, Massachusetts.

Study is for people with:

Breast Cancer

Estimated Enrollment:

1224

Study ID:

NCT03514433

Recruitment Status:

Active, not recruiting

Sponsor:

Boston Medical Center

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Tufts Medical Center
Boston Massachusetts, 02111, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Boston Medical Center
Boston Massachusetts, 02118, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Boston Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston Massachusetts, 02215, United States

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Study is for people with:

Breast Cancer

Estimated Enrollment:

1224

Study ID:

NCT03514433

Recruitment Status:

Active, not recruiting

Sponsor:


Boston Medical Center

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