Clinical trial · Interventional
Impact of Phone Call About Financial Reimbursement Program on Access to Cancer Clinical Trials
A Pilot Feasibility Study for Improving Patient Access to Cancer Clinical Trials (iMPACT): A Financial Reimbursement Program for Patients in Cancer Therapeutic Clinical Trials
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Accrual for Feasibility Met
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This trial studies how well a follow-up phone call regarding financial reimbursement program (FRP) works in improving cancer patients' access to therapeutic cancer clinical trials. Follow-up phone call intervention regarding FRP may improve recruitment of cancer patients to cancer therapeutic clinical trials.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm | Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Educational Materials | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Follow-Up Care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Cohort A : Usual Care (FRP Only)
- description
- Patients or parents/legal guardians of patients receive FRP brochure at the time of iMPACT consent.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Cancer Educational Materials
- Behavioral: Questionnaire
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Cohort A: Usual Care + Intervention (FRP + Follow-up)
- description
- Patients or parents/legal guardians of patients receive FRP brochure at the time of iMPACT consent and a follow-up phone call on day 3 after iMPACT consent.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Cancer Educational Materials
- Other: Follow-Up Care
- Behavioral: Questionnaire
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 7 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: COHORT A: * Eligible patients to be randomized for the iMPACT study must: 1. Carry a diagnosis of cancer 2. Patient is considered potentially eligible for a cancer therapeutic clinical trial (TCT) and is being offered an opportunity to sign an informed consent document for the cancer TCT * Eligible patients to receive FRP (these documents will be requested by Lazarex Foundation, however research coordinator at site can help patient collect documents): 1. Have a household income =\< 700% of the 2018 Health and Human Services (HHS) Poverty Guidelines 2. Willing to provide proof of household income. Acceptable proof of income documents are: first two pages of signed copy of income tax return, or if a return is not filed, a copy of the most recent pay stub, unemployment check, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability (SSD), or public assistance benefit notification. If a patient is not employed, they must submit a signed letter stating their current financial situation
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