A Survey of Financial Toxicity in Rural Cancer Patients

NCT04032483 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: D19068
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 26
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project aims to elucidate the prevalence of financial toxicity, identify significant risk factors for toxicity, and understand the burdens of the specific St. Johnsbury rural population. These data will drive future, larger studies to investigate how to alleviate the burden of financial toxicity, especially in vulnerable patient populations.

Conditions

Financial Toxicity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Financial toxicity

  Both qualitative and quantitative surveys will be given to patients and will ask them for their financial information. These surveys will be given each week, on the day the physician sees the patient. The survey will ask for the following information to determine their direct costs of radiation treatment: employment, race, ethnicity, gender, income, insurance status, co-payments, wage-earner status, out-of-pocket costs for treatment, transportation to treatments, and drug costs. The survey will also ask questions to determine their indirect costs of radiation treatment: productivity days lost, disability days, if they have sold anything in the past week, if they have cut down on leisure activities, concern about paying for bills, ability to meet monthly expenses, and how much they deem their cancer treatment has impacted their satisfaction with financial status.

  The time frame will once a week for 3-9 weeks, dependent on the treatment duration of the patient.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

With 100 participants, we are trying to show the prevalence of financial toxicity in radiation patients and make our findings as generalizable as possible to the broader population of rural radiation oncology patients in the US.

You may qualify if:

• At least 18 years of age
• Undergoing treatment at Norris Cotton Cancer Center North, St. Johnsbury, VT
• Current radiation/oncology patient
• Ability to speak or write in English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, 05819, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Financial Stress

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 23, 2019
• First Posted: July 25, 2019
• Study Start: January 8, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 28, 2023
• Study Completion: March 1, 2024
• Last Updated: March 13, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Locations

US (1)