Clinical trial · Interventional
Patient Navigation in the Safety Net:CONNECTeDD
- 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)
The Boston University Medical Center, funded by the National Cancer Institutes will train health workers at six of its affiliated Community Health Centers to guide patients through the cancer care system. The project will help to teach patients how to communicate more effectively with their health care team in order to understand the treatment options available to them. Although not widely available, it is believed patient navigation programs are beneficial. This research study will evaluate how well this tool works, especially among those who experience disparities in health care. The goal is to determine if having a trained navigator shortens the time between an abnormal test result and a definitive diagnosis and between a definitive diagnosis and completion of treatment for breast and Cervical cancer patients. The project also will evaluate whether navigation improves the ability to communicate with the doctor, satisfaction with patient's care and quality of life.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Cervical Cancer | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| patient Navigation | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Develop,implement and evaluate a primary care-based,patient navigation program using patient navigators in the Community Health Centers. We will investigate the effect of this intervention on timing and quality of cancer-related care
- timeFrame
- 4 years
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Secondary aims examine the impact of navigation on disparities in care, improvement in patient activation and total costs
- timeFrame
- 4 years
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Receive care at one of the 6 participating community Health centers * Have received a positive breast or colorectal cancer screening test requiring follow-up on a different day * Have been newly diagnosed with breast or colorectal cancer * Have received notification by the provider of an abnormal breast or colorectal screening result Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitively impaired * Institutionalized (nursing home, incarcerated) * Children \<18 * Actively involved in cancer treatment at time of presentation * Currently or previously navigated with (a) navigation documented in the medical record or (b) patient can articulate that they are in a navigation program or case management program for cancer
References
Publications (4)
- DERIVEDBattaglia TA, Darnell JS, Ko N, Snyder F, Paskett ED, Wells KJ, Whitley EM, Griggs JJ, Karnad A, Young H, Warren-Mears V, Simon MA, Calhoun E. The impact of patient navigation on the delivery of diagnostic breast cancer care in the National Patient Navigation Research Program: a prospective meta-analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2016 Aug;158(3):523-34. doi: 10.1007/s10549-016-3887-8. Epub 2016 Jul 18. PMID 27432417
- DERIVEDWells KJ, Winters PC, Jean-Pierre P, Warren-Mears V, Post D, Van Duyn MA, Fiscella K, Darnell J, Freund KM; Patient Navigation Research Program Investigators. Effect of patient navigation on satisfaction with cancer-related care. Support Care Cancer. 2016 Apr;24(4):1729-53. doi: 10.1007/s00520-015-2946-8. Epub 2015 Oct 5. PMID 26438146
- DERIVEDRodday AM, Parsons SK, Snyder F, Simon MA, Llanos AA, Warren-Mears V, Dudley D, Lee JH, Patierno SR, Markossian TW, Sanders M, Whitley EM, Freund KM. Impact of patient navigation in eliminating economic disparities in cancer care. Cancer. 2015 Nov 15;121(22):4025-34. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29612. Epub 2015 Sep 8. PMID 26348120
- DERIVEDKo NY, Darnell JS, Calhoun E, Freund KM, Wells KJ, Shapiro CL, Dudley DJ, Patierno SR, Fiscella K, Raich P, Battaglia TA. Can patient navigation improve receipt of recommended breast cancer care? Evidence from the National Patient Navigation Research Program. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Sep 1;32(25):2758-64. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.53.6037. Epub 2014 Jul 28. PMID 25071111