Financial Navigation Program Intervention in Supporting Patients With Solid Tumors and Their Caregivers
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 12/16/2018 |
| Start Date: | November 15, 2017 |
| End Date: | July 11, 2019 |
| Contact: | Veena Shankaran |
| Email: | vshank@uw.edu |
| Phone: | 206-667-7844 |
Development of a Comprehensive Financial Navigation Program for Patients With Cancer and Their Caregivers
This trial studies how well a financial navigation program intervention works in supporting
patients with solid tumors and their caregivers. The financial navigation program
intervention is an educational course about cancer treatment cost. This educational course
may provide cancer patients and their caregivers with helpful information about dealing with
cancer treatment cost.
patients with solid tumors and their caregivers. The financial navigation program
intervention is an educational course about cancer treatment cost. This educational course
may provide cancer patients and their caregivers with helpful information about dealing with
cancer treatment cost.
Participants receive financial navigation program intervention consisting of a financial
navigation video, monthly one-one financial counselling session, monthly phone or email
consultation with patient navigators for 6 months and complete surveys at baseline, 3, 6, and
12 months.
navigation video, monthly one-one financial counselling session, monthly phone or email
consultation with patient navigators for 6 months and complete surveys at baseline, 3, 6, and
12 months.
Inclusion Criteria:
- PATIENTS: Any solid tumor diagnosis (any stage)
- PATIENTS: Currently receiving (or completed within 6 months) chemotherapy, radiation,
or hormonal therapy for cancer
- PATIENTS: In the treating physician's best estimation, has a life expectancy of 6
months or greater
- PATIENTS: Able to identify a primary caregiver who is involved in helping with the
logistics, financial, or emotional aspects of his/her cancer care
- PATIENTS: English-speaking
- CAREGIVERS: Caregiver of a patient who is eligible for to participate in the study
- CAREGIVERS: English-speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
- PATIENTS: Cognitive or other impairment that would interfere with ability to
understand and/or respond to questions about personal finances and paying for cancer
treatment
- PATIENTS: Hematologic malignancy (e.g. multiple myeloma, lymphoma, leukemia)
- CAREGIVERS: cognitive or other impairment that would interfere with ability to
understand and/or respond to questions about patient fiances and paying for cancer
treatment
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