Clinical trial · Interventional
Radiation Therapy Outreach Program for Minority or Low-Income Patients With Newly Diagnosed Cancer
UPMC McKeesport/ROCOG Radiation Oncology Minorities Outreach Program
NCT00400699CI-TRIAL-00013631completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: An outreach program may help minority or low-income cancer patients overcome problems that keep them from receiving quality care. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well a radiation therapy outreach program works in minority or low-income patients with newly diagnosed cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific | Adult Solid Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| counseling intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| psychosocial assessment and care | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| study of socioeconomic and demographic variables | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- REview
- interventionNames
- Other: counseling intervention
- Other: study of socioeconomic and demographic variables
- Procedure: psychosocial assessment and care
Primary outcomes (9)
- measure
- Clinical stage at time of presentation (indicator of early access to system)
- timeFrame
- Observation
- measure
- Date and nature of post-diagnosis surgery or biopsy
- timeFrame
- Observation
- measure
- Proportion of patients compliant with treatment plan
- timeFrame
- Observation
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Newly diagnosed cancer * Receiving radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy * Minority and/or economically disadvantaged population PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Within any of the following service areas of 5 different hospitals in western Pennsylvania: * New Castle * Pittsburgh Metro * Somerset * Mckeesport * Johnstown * Any race, ethnicity, gender, or HIV status allowed * HIV serostatus is not evaluated specifically for study participation PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics
References
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