Study of Economic Circumstances, Service Utilization, and Service Needs Among Older Colon Cancer Patients

Colon Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Study of Economic Circumstances, Service Utilization, and Service Needs Among Older Colon Cancer Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00774839
• Other study ID #: 08-124
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 16, 2008
• Last updated: August 9, 2016
• Start date: October 2008
• Est. completion date: August 2016

Study information

• Verified date: August 2016
• Source: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn more about the social and financial impact of colon cancer for older patients. We want to know how cancer has affected the patient financially and socially, and to know if the patient has resource needs that have gone unmet. By doing this study, we hope to learn about resources that can reduce the financial burden from cancer.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 62
• Est. completion date: August 2016
• Est. primary completion date: August 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 65 years or older

• Newly diagnosed stage II-III colon cancer

• Receiving chemotherapy and at least 4-6 months into chemotherapy treatment, or have received chemotherapy and no more than 7 months post-treatment

• Sufficient cognitive capacity as determined by investigator or consenting professional

• Able to speak English or Spanish

• Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Colon Cancer
• Colonic Neoplasms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Patient Interview
The patient will participate in a semistructured interview conducted by a trained staff member and designed to last approximately 45 minutes. All interviews will take place at least 4 months into or up to 7 months after the end of the treatment, if possible and will be scheduled to occur at the time of the chemotherapy infusion, or at another time at the care facility when it is convenient for the patient. If the patient is not scheduled or chooses not to be at the care facility within a time frame that fits the study parameters, the patient may opt to be interviewed at another location, including the patient's home.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Memoral Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Basking Ridge	New Jersey
United States	Downstate Medical Center	Brooklyn	New York
United States	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk	Commack	New York
United States	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	New York	New York
United States	Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention	New York	New York
United States	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center	Rockville Centre	New York
United States	Memoral Sloan Kettering Cancer Center@Phelps	Sleepy Hollow	New York

Sponsors (5)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention, State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-reported expenses associated with colon cancer treatment and living with this illness.		conclusion of study	No
Secondary	The perceived impact of cancer on patients' overall financial and social well-being.		conclusion of study	No
Secondary	The awareness of cancer support organizations and their utilization of informal and formal supports during treatment.		conclusion of study	No
Secondary	The patients' unmet resource and service needs during treatment.		conclusion of study	No
Secondary	Identify the medical, social and economic risk factors that are most closely associated with perceived adverse impact on financial and social well-being and unmet resource and service needs.		conclusion of the study	No

External Links

•   Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center