Clinical trial · Interventional
Evaluating the Implementation of a Comprehensive Multilevel Virtual Oncology Program Among Veterans Diagnosed With Lung, Colorectal, Prostate, and Breast Cancers in the US Department of Veterans Affairs
NCT06559059CI-TRIAL-00113413recruitingN/AClinicalTrials.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 objective of the pragmatic trial to test the effectiveness of an existing, ongoing clinical service, the VA National TeleOncology program (NTO), a multilevel telehealth population health management program. The primary aims are to study the intervention and determine its effectiveness on telehealth engagement, clinical quality, and healthcare cost outcomes across personal characteristics.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer Diagnosis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Colorectal Cancer (Diagnosis) | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Lung Cancer Diagnosis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Prostate Cancer Diagnosis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| National TeleOncology | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- VA National TeleOncology Service (NTO)
- description
- This arm will include 1. Veterans with a new cancer diagnosis of the lung, prostate, breast, or colon and a telehealth visit utilizing the VA National TeleOncology Service (NTO), and 2. VA health care providers and staff members participating in cancer care at NTO program medical centers.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: National TeleOncology
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Usual Care
- description
- This arm will include 1. Veterans with a new cancer diagnosis of the lung, prostate, breast, or colon and a visit at a VA medical center location that has not implemented NTO, and 2. VA health care providers and staff members participating in cancer care at a medical center where the NTO program has not been implemented.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Number of raw telehealth visits
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Patients Inclusion Criteria: 1. A Veteran 2. Aged 18 years or older 3. Newly diagnosed with lung, prostate, breast, or colon cancer within 3 months of telemedicine visit 4. Engaged in an oncology visit during the 36-month analysis period at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) location. VAMC Providers and Staff Inclusion Criteria: 1. Provider or staff member at one of the VAMC locations including physicians, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, and nurses caring for Veterans 2. Providers or staff members having helped provide care for at least 5 Veterans with cancer in the previous 6 months at a VAMC location Patients Exclusion Criteria: 1. Veterans who have not seen any providers in the VA within the past year 2. Patients previously diagnosed with lung, prostate, breast, or colon cancer 3. Pregnant patients VAMC Providers and Staff Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Providers or staff members who do not help treat Veterans with specified cancers in oncology at the VA
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