RecruitingNCT05655494

A Multilevel Approach to Connecting Underrepresented Populations to Clinical Trials

Precision Clinical Trial Recruitment to Promote Cancer Health Equity Across Florida

Sponsor

University of Florida

Enrollment

350 participants

Start Date

May 20, 2025

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Cancer

Summary

The purpose of this study is to pilot test and evaluate an existing tailored ALEX (Agent Leveraging Empathy for eXams) Research Portal to navigate Black and Hispanic adult cancer patients and their family members through referral to cancer clinical trials.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 100 Years

Inclusion Criteria6

An adult 18 to 100 years of age,
Able to read English or Spanish at least an eighth-grade level,
From a racial/ethnic background historically underrepresented in cancer clinical trials (e.g. Blacks or African Americans and/or Hispanics or Latinos),
Have an email account or the ability to receive texts,
Willingness to be re-contacted,
Be a resident of the state of Florida.

Exclusion Criteria4

Unable to read English or Spanish at least at eighth-grade level
Does not have an email account or the ability to receive texts
Unwilling to be re-contacted
Non resident of the state of Florida.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALStand-alone Research Portal

The standard of care condition will include a portal that provides patients with access to existing online cancer clinical trial resources in one location. This includes links to pages with basic information about cancer clinical trials, ongoing studies, enrollment opportunities for existing institutional research registries, and contact information for study coordinators.

BEHAVIORALPortal with Virtual Community Health Educator (vCHE)

The virtual community health educator condition will provide all information in standard of care with the addition of a virtual community health educator. Patients will have the opportunity to choose which virtual community health educator will provide digital navigation. The choices will include at least four English-speaking and four Spanish-speaking virtual community health educators representing different genders and racial/ethnic backgrounds.