Purpose

The MGH Cancer Center's patient navigation (PN) program, utilizes specially trained community-based personnel to improve cancer care in underserved communities by increasing cancer screening and removing barriers to timely care. This program incorporate rigorous evaluation to demonstrate the impact of innovation in healthcare delivery.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult patients (age 18 and older) - Newly diagnosed with cancer referred from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) community health centers in - Revere - Chelsea - Charlestown - surrounding communities referred to receive cancer treatment at the MGH Cancer Center

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients that primary care providers exclude

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Patient Navigation Program
The study team will identify, track, and provide navigation for all adult patients referred to Cancer Center from the CHC and community partners for cancer treatment. The Patient Navigation Program include Education, Appointment reminders, Help with insurance, Transportation, Navigating the Cancer Center, Assisting in finding appropriate child care, Interpreting, Connecting the patient to psychosocial and/or palliative care teams, Physically escorting the patient to appointments
  • Other: Patient Navigation Program
    PN program improve access, timeliness and adherence with cancer treatment
Active Comparator
Standard of Care
The patients will receive enhanced usual care, This consist of personal phone call reminders about upcoming appointments at the MGH Cancer Center
  • Other: Usual Care
    the standard of care provided by the institution

Recruiting Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Contact:
Emma Whited
617-724-1968
ewhited@mgh.harvard.edu

More Details

Status
Unknown status
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Contact

Emma Whited
617-724-1968
ewhited@mgh.harvard.edu

Detailed Description

This program allow cancer patients from MGH Community Health Centers (CHC) and surrounding communities who experience barriers to accessing care, including poverty, and limited English proficiency, and provide them navigation to receive timely, guideline-concordant treatment at MGH Cancer Center. By offering these vulnerable individuals a patient-centered approach to treatment, The investigators aim to promote patient engagement and increase access throughout the continuum of cancer care.

Notice

Study information shown on this site is derived from ClinicalTrials.gov (a public registry operated by the National Institutes of Health). The listing of studies provided is not certain to be all studies for which you might be eligible. Furthermore, study eligibility requirements can be difficult to understand and may change over time, so it is wise to speak with your medical care provider and individual research study teams when making decisions related to participation.