RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06350500

A Patient Navigation Program for Addressing Disparities in Breast Cancer Care

Addressing Disparities in Breast Cancer Care: An Approach to Health Equity


Sponsor

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Enrollment

126 participants

Start Date

Dec 15, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This clinical trial evaluates a patient navigation program for addressing disparities in breast cancer care. The navigation program is designed to help improve patient knowledge about clinical and supportive care services, navigate to existing services, help manage barriers to care, and enhance patient skills related to management of cancer treatment. Offering a patient navigation program may increase health equity and improve social needs and quality of life over time for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.


Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study provides a patient navigation program — a dedicated support person who helps patients overcome real-world barriers to getting care — for women diagnosed with breast cancer or pre-cancerous breast changes (DCIS) who face obstacles to accessing timely treatment. **You may be eligible if...** - You are a woman (assigned female at birth) aged 18 or older - You have been diagnosed with breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) - You face at least one barrier to getting care (for example, lack of transportation, insurance issues, or housing instability) - You are willing to participate and accept navigation support **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You do not have a current or suspected diagnosis of breast cancer or DCIS - You have a previous history of any cancer - You were assigned male sex or intersex at birth - You are unwilling to follow the program requirements Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALPatient Navigation

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Ancillary studies


Locations(1)

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Buffalo, New York, United States

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