Clinical trial · Interventional
Care Coordination Educational Intervention Study for Patients From Rural Areas With Early Stage Cancer
Patient-Centered Video Education Intervention to Improve Rural Cancer Care Delivery in Vermont: A Feasibility Study
- 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)
Care Coordination is an essential component of cancer care delivery. Many patients experience poor care coordination. In this study, we hypothesize that provision of a video educational intervention to teach patients about cancer, care coordination and self-advocacy will improve patients' perception of care coordination. Cancer patients with early stage disease scheduled to receive adjuvant therapy, and who reside in a rural area, will be enrolled onto the study. Patients will be randomized to receive a table-based educational intervention tool initially (arm1) or after 4 months of therapy (arm2). Assessment of cancer knowledge, self-advocacy and care coordination will be obtained at baseline and after 4-6 months.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table-based Educational Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Upfront Educational Intervention
- description
- Participants will receive a video-based intervention after completing baseline survey instruments and prior to retesting after 4-6 months.
- interventionNames
- Other: Table-based Educational Intervention
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Delayed Educational Intervention
- description
- Participants will complete baseline survey instruments and again complete surveys after 4-6 months. They will then receive the video-based educational tablet.
- interventionNames
- Other: Table-based Educational Intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Care Coordination Instrument Score
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * 18+ years of age * Breast, lung, or colon cancer diagnosis * Stage I, II or III cancer * Adjuvant chemotherapy started \< 30 days or planned within the next 30 days * Rural residence location in Vermont (outside Chittenden County) * Proficient in English Exclusion Criteria: * History of prior malignancy treated with chemotherapy in last 3 years * Known or suspected neuro-cognitive impairment * Resident of Chittenden County, Vermont * Patients with current diagnosis other than stage I, II or III breast, colon or lung cancer
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDOkado I, Cassel K, Pagano I, Holcombe RF. Development and psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire to measure cancer patients' perception of care coordination. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Jan 21;20(1):52. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-4905-4. PMID 31964391
- BACKGROUNDOkado I, Cassel K, Pagano I, Holcombe RF. Assessing Patients' Perceptions of Cancer Care Coordination in a Community-Based Setting. JCO Oncol Pract. 2020 Aug;16(8):e726-e733. doi: 10.1200/JOP.19.00509. Epub 2020 Mar 27. PMID 32216713
- BACKGROUNDOkado I, Pagano I, Cassel K, Holcombe RF. Perceptions of care coordination in cancer patient-family caregiver dyads. Support Care Cancer. 2021 May;29(5):2645-2652. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05764-8. Epub 2020 Sep 24. PMID 32970231