Connecting People With Cancer to Employment Support

NCT07027449 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00161657
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a clinical workflow that screens adult patients with cancer for challenges at work and refers them to supportive resources is feasible, appropriate, and acceptable to patients and staff members in 2 cancer care settings. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is the clinical workflow feasible and acceptable to participants? Are study procedures feasible and acceptable to participants? Patient participants will complete 2 surveys: 1 at the time of enrollment and 1 six months later.

Conditions

Cancer

Keywords

employment; social needs; screening

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Enrollment Rate

  T1 survey enrollment rate among eligible patients and staff

  Baseline

• Follow-up Survey Completion Rate

  Rate of study survey completion within 18 days of the 6-month follow-up timepoint

  6 months

• Staff-reported Feasibility of Intervention

  Proportion of staff disagreeing with one or more Feasibility of Intervention Measure items

  Approximately 9 months

• Acceptability of Intervention: Staff

  Proportion of staff disagreeing with one or more Acceptability of Intervention Measure items

  Approximately 9 months

• Acceptability of Intervention: Patients

  Proportion of patients providing negative ratings for one or more Theoretical Framework of Acceptability questionnaire items

  Baseline; 6 months

• Employment Concerns Screening

  Proportion of eligible patients screened for employment concerns

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Employment status

  Baseline; 6 months

• Sick leave duration

  Baseline; 6 months

• Health-related quality of life

  Baseline; 6 months

• Health insurance status

  Baseline; 6 months

• Self-efficacy

  Baseline; 6 months

Study Arms (1)

Screening and Referral Workflow

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Screening and Referral Workflow

Interventions

Screening and Referral Workflow BEHAVIORAL

The Screening and Referral Workflow intervention will include screening eligible patients for employment-related needs and referring those who require support to community-based employment resources.

Screening and Referral Workflow

Eligibility Criteria

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

Eligible Patients: * visiting a participating medical or radiation oncology clinic for new diagnosis, treatment, or follow-up of any type of cancer; * employed at the time of cancer diagnosis; * age 18 or older; * able to give full informed consent; * able to communicate in English or Spanish. Eligible Staff: * age 18 or older; * employed at one of the participating clinical sites.

Contact the study team to discuss eligibility requirements. They can help determine if this study is right for you.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Kansas Medical Center: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Interventions

Mass Screening

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Health Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Diagnostic Services; Preventive Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health; Public Health Practice

Study Officials

• Rachel C. Forcino, PhD, MSc

  University of Kansas Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Rachel C. Forcino, PhD, MSc

CONTACT

913-588-4742; rforcino@kumc.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 27, 2025
• First Posted: June 18, 2025
• Study Start (Estimated): January 1, 2028
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2029
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2029
• Last Updated: June 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share