Clinical trial · Interventional
Pilot Feasibility of the Pediatric Cancer Resource Equity (PediCARE) Intervention
NCT03638453CI-TRIAL-00080615completedN/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 goal of this new intervention is to make it easier for families to meet their basic household needs during childhood cancer treatment. The investigators want to learn how to best use PediCARE to help care for families.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| PediCARE | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Usual Care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- PediCARE
- description
- * PediCARE Administered x6 mos * Resource Provision: Monthly Groceries (delivery via Instacart) * Resource Provision: Transport to/from home/hospital 8x per month (via RideHealth)
- interventionNames
- Other: PediCARE
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Usual Care
- description
- The control group will receive usual supportive care
- interventionNames
- Other: Usual Care
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Percentage of Participants Recruited
- timeFrame
- 6-months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 1 Day
- Maximum age
- 17 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Child newly diagnosed with cancer within 2 months; * Planned receipt of at least 4 cycles of chemotherapy at DFCI or UAB; * Parent/guardian screened positive for HMH\*; * Child is \<18 years at time of enrollment * In accordance with previous research1 families will be operationalized as having HMH for eligibility purposes if they report at least one of the below four concrete needs assessed during routine clinical care as follows: * Food insecurity. * Housing Insecurity. * Energy Insecurity. * Transportation Insecurity. HMH screening is performed as standard of care by site-specific psychosocial providers. Exclusion Criteria: * Child with diagnosis of relapsed cancer; * Child planned to receive fewer than 4 cycles of chemotherapy * Child planned to receive observation, radiation or surgical resection only; * Planned transfer of child to a non-DFCI or UAB facility for chemotherapy treatment; * Foreign national family receiving cancer care as an Embassy-pay patient; * Child is enrolled on DFCI 16-001 (due to ongoing embedded descriptive HMH study)
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDNewman H, Jones E, Li Y, Umaretiya PJ, Wolfson JA, Wolfe J, Bona K. Providing Groceries and Transportation to Poverty-Exposed Pediatric Oncology Families: The PediCARE Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 May 1;7(5):e2412890. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.12890. PMID 38819828