Clinical trial · Interventional
Bridge: Proactive Psychiatry Consultation and Case Management for Patients With Cancer
NCT03360695CI-TRIAL-00073821completedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.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)
The purpose of this research is to understand if it is helpful for patients with mental illness to be connected to a psychiatrist and case manager at the time of cancer diagnosis.
Conditions
Conditions (8)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bipolar Disorder | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Gastrointestinal Cancer | Malignant Digestive System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Schizophrenia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Severe Major Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Proactive Psychiatry Consultation (PPC) | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Proactive Psychiatry Consultation (PPC) - PILOT
- description
- Proactive Psychiatry Consultation and Case Management is: 1. Patient-centered: Based on the patient's needs, the team aims to build a relationship, increase engagement, and promote continuity. 2. Team-based: A psychiatrist and case manager identify goals for cancer treatment, assess psychiatric history and symptoms with a focus on impact on cancer care, collaborate with community-based clinicians and caregivers, and address barriers to care. 3. Integrated into cancer care delivery: The psychiatry and oncology teams collaborate starting at cancer diagnosis to support patient through cancer treatment. 4. Systematic: The team monitors psychiatric and cancer-related symptoms and cancer care delivery to measure progress toward goals and rapidly adjust treatment as needed.
- interventionNames
- Other: Proactive Psychiatry Consultation (PPC)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Proactive Psychiatry Consultation (PPC) - Randomized Trial
- description
- Proactive Psychiatry Consultation and Case Management is: 1. Patient-centered: Based on the patient's needs, the team aims to build a relationship, increase engagement, and promote continuity. 2. Team-based: A psychiatrist and case manager identify goals for cancer treatment, assess psychiatric history and symptoms with a focus on impact on cancer care, collaborate with community-based clinicians and caregivers, and address barriers to care. 3. Integrated into cancer care delivery: The psychiatry and oncology teams collaborate starting at cancer diagnosis to support patient through cancer treatment. 4. Systematic: The team monitors psychiatric and cancer-related symptoms and cancer care delivery to measure progress toward goals and rapidly adjust treatment as needed.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Patient Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years old; Value \_\_\_\_\_\_ * Verbal fluency in English * Serious mental illness (Schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder with prior psychiatric hospitalization) confirmed by study clinician at consent * Invasive breast, lung, gastrointestinal, or head and neck cancer (suspected or confirmed Stage I-III, or Stage IV cancer that can be treated with curative intent according to judgment by the oncologist.) * Medical, surgical, or radiation oncology consultation at MGH Cancer Center within the past 8 weeks or a referral placed to the MGH Cancer Center and planned or recommended follow-up Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Have cognitive impairment severe enough to interfere with completing brief study assessments or providing informed consent (and does not have a guardian who can provide consent) * Recurrence of the same cancer type Caregiver Participants * Age ≥ 18 years old; Value \_\_\_\_\_\_ * Verbal fluency in English * Identified or confirmed by the patient or guardian as a caregiver * Caregiver may be a relative, friend, or community mental health staff upon whom the patient relies upon for support and who accompanies the patient to medical appointments * The caregiver should either live with the patient or have in-person contact with the patient once per week (on average) * Patient or guardian must provide permission to contact caregiver
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDIrwin KE, Callaway CA, Corveleyn AE, Pappano CR, Barry MJ, Tiersma KM, Nelson ZE, Fields LE, Pirl WF, Greer JA, Temel JS, Ryan DP, Nierenberg AA, Park ER. Study protocol for a randomized trial of bridge: Person-centered collaborative care for serious mental illness and cancer. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 Dec;123:106975. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106975. Epub 2022 Oct 25. PMID 36307008