Transportation for Cancer Care Navigation Tool for Reducing Travel Barriers Among Patients With Solid Tumors Receiving Radiation Therapy
Testing the Feasibility of a Transportation for Cancer Care Navigation Tool (TRACT) in Solid Tumors Patients Receiving Radiotherapy
Emory University
76 participants
Nov 6, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This clinical trial evaluates whether the Transportation for Cancer Care Navigation Tool (TRACT) can reduce travel barriers among patients with solid tumors receiving radiation therapy. It is estimated that 20-30% patients with cancer experience travel-related barriers for cancer care. This is a particular problem for patients with radiation therapy as these patients frequently receive multiple treatment cycles, which often require daily treatment for multiple weeks or months. Addressing travel barriers has been a prerequisite for cancer care as travel barriers negatively influence cancer treatment adherence and cancer care outcomes, such as survival and quality of life. The TRACT program may help reduce travel barriers and therefore promote health equity among patients with solid tumors receiving radiation therapy.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria6
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Diagnosed with solid tumors
- Undergoing RT (not excluded with chemotherapy)
- Competent to give consent
- English-speaking
- With travel barriers as screened by the reliable and validated 10-item Transportation Barriers Measure. In this study, item 2 ("how much trouble is it for you to get transportation to your doctor or treatment?") from the general barriers domain will be used to screen patients for travel barriers
Exclusion Criteria4
- Receive palliative care
- Are non-English-speaking (excluded due to pilot data without fund to support translation services)
- Are enrolled in lodging programs (e.g., the American Cancer Society \[ACS\] Hope Lodge®)
- Have major depression/anxiety disorders that interfere with their ability to participate (based on the electronic medical records report)
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Interventions
Receive usual care
Participate in a CAB
Receive PAF pamphlet
Receive the TRACT program
Receive transportation awareness brief video
Ancillary studies
Locations(4)
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NCT06541158