The Effects of Aggressive Patient Management on Cancer Therapy Management

NCT00962572 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: 2008-0093
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A study to see if coordinated aggressive patient management will improve patient treatment outcomes and is cost effective.

Conditions

Cancer

Keywords

Outcomes; Cancer; Radiotherapy; Socio-economic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• To test effects of intensive patient management on patient's compliance with referral and subsequent treatment protocol.

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• To test if increased compliance results in better therapy outcomes and fewer complications of the disease process as evidenced by increased survival and fewer intercurrent hospitalizations.

  1 year

Interventions

Patient management BEHAVIORAL

Aggressive patient management will be implemented by a corps of "patient manager" volunteers backed by a transportation, nutrition, and social services network. The social services professionals will work with the volunteers to establish the support needed for each patient. The volunteer managers will in turn constantly monitor that such support is addressing the patient's ability to be treated. Access to sponsored housing will be coordinated. Nutritional support will be coordinated by the Dietary department and will consist of counseling, and supplements when necessary. Provision of supplemental feeding for housed patients will be arranged.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

rural and minority patients who require radiation therapy

You may qualify if:

• live 45 minutes from treatment facility
• family income less than 200% federal poverty guideline

You may not qualify if:

• none

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Mississippi Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Mississippi Radiation Oncology

Jackson, Mississippi, 39213, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Interventions

Patient Care Management

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Services Administration

Study Officials

• Michael C Baird, MD

  University of Mississippi Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 18, 2009
• First Posted: August 20, 2009
• Study Start: January 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2009
• Study Completion: December 1, 2010
• Last Updated: April 9, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-04

Locations

US (1)