Clinical trial · Observational
Understanding Value in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Understanding Out-of-pocket Expenses and Patient Time Spent on Healthcare in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients (Understanding Value in Metastatic Breast Cancer)
- 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 overall objective of this project is to gain knowledge about out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses and lost opportunity costs among metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients. To achieve this objective, MBC patients will be asked to participate in a short, 37-question survey asking questions about the financial burden, OOP expenses, and opportunity costs related to their cancer care
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metastatic Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding value in Metastatic Breast Cancer | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Post-cancer diagnosis cost
- timeFrame
- 2 years
- description
- based on a validated survey
Secondary outcomes (9)
- measure
- Time loss experienced by patients with metastatic breast cancer.
- timeFrame
- 2 years
- description
- based on a validated survey
- measure
- Do patient characteristics (sociodemographics, cancer characteristics, health status, healthcare utilization) influence the total cost of care or financial burden?
- timeFrame
- 2 Years
- measure
- Does treatment type (chemotherapy vs. hormone therapy) influence the total cost of care or financial burden?
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 90 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * All female MBC patients 18 years of age and older who have received treatment within the past two years at UAB Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speakers, patients residing in nursing homes or receiving hospice care
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