Clinical trial · Interventional
Intervention for Rural Cancer Patients
A Hybrid Type I Randomized Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of Remote Treatment of Depression in Rural Community Cancer Centers
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): No funding
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
In an effort to reduce rural-urban disparities and improve the quality of cancer care for these patients, the objectives of this study will be to: (1) adapt the intervention to maximize effectiveness for rural, low-income patients, (2) test the effectiveness of the adapted intervention, and (3) prepare for implementation of the intervention in rural, low-income communities.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Quality of Life | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Sleep | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Social Support | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Stress | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Usual Care | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Stepped collaborative care intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Stepped collaborative care intervention
- description
- The 'Stepped Collaborative Care Intervention' includes at least biweekly contact from a care coordinator by phone and face to face visits occurring approximately every 2 months, and 24 hour 7 day a week access to a website that was specifically designed during the pilot study for advanced cancer patients from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Stepped collaborative care intervention
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Enhanced Usual Care
- description
- Patients randomized to the 'Enhanced Usual Care' arm receive their usual care from their medical team. However, if the patient scores in the clinical range on one or more of the three symptoms s/he will receive education about the symptom and be referred to the appropriate health care provider for further treatment in their community. The care coordinator will follow up with the patient after 3 weeks to assess barriers to treatment and assist further with accessing treatment if needed.
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
- Maximum age
- 100 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Patients: * biopsy and/or radiograph proven diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder carcinoma or breast, ovarian, or colorectal cancer with liver metastases with a life expectancy of at least one year; * age \>21 years; * no evidence of thought disorder, delusions, or active suicidal ideation is observed or reported. Caregivers: * a spouse or cohabitating intimate partner of an advanced cancer patient being evaluated at the UPMC's Liver Cancer Center; and * age \>21 years Exclusion Criteria: Patients: * age \< 21 years, * lack of fluency in English, * evidence of thought disorder, delusions, hallucinations, or suicidal ideation. Caregivers: * lack of fluency in English; and * evidence of thought disorder, delusions, hallucinations, or suicidal ideation.
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