Clinical trial · Observational
Multi-methods Study on Inclusive Cancer Diagnosis in People with Disabilities and Health Outcomes
- 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 MICaDO study is a multi-method study that aims to investigate inclusive cancer diagnosis in people with disabilities and health outcomes. The main objective is to examine variations in cancer diagnosis and outcomes among individuals with psychiatric, intellectual, neurological, and sensory disabilities to develop interventions aimed at improving cancer care. The hypothesis that investigators will investigate is that people with disability are diagnosed with cancer later than people without disability due to a range of barriers, including physical, sensory, cognitive, and social barriers. The study will use a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative research (electronic health record analysis) and qualitative research (interviews). The total duration of the study is two years.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Diagnosis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Disabled Persons | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not applicable- observational study | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Peoplewith psychiatric, intellectual, neurological, sensory and physical disabilities
- interventionNames
- Other: Not applicable- observational study
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Diagnostic pathways and oncological outcomes in Patients with Disabilities:
- timeFrame
- Baseline
- description
- For the quantitative part of the study, the investigators will examine several outcomes, each measured separately comparing patients with and without specific disabilities: emergency presentation measured as a binary variable (No/Yes); diagnosis through screening measured as a binary variable (No/Yes); cancer stage at diagnosis measured as an ordinal categorical variable (Stage 1, 2, 3, 4); short-term mortality measured as a percentage rate at 30 days and 90 days from diagnosis. The data will be extracted from electronic health records at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan and the Lombardy Regional Data Warehouse. For the qualitative part of the study, the investigators will perform qualitative interviews with patients/caregivers and healthcare providers from the Lombardy Region. Patients with various types of disabilities will be recruited at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan and through outreach activities by LEDHA and DAMA.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: Electronic health record study: * Patients with psychiatric, intellectual, neurological, and sensory disabilities who received care at San Raffaele Hospital of Milan between 2011 and 2024 * Patients without disabilities who received care at San Raffaele Hospital of Milan between 2011 and 2024 (ratio 4:1 of patients without vs. with disabilities) * Patients with psychiatric, intellectual, neurological, and sensory disabilities recorded in the Lombardy Regional Data Warehouse between 2011 and 2024 * Patients without disabilities recorded in the Lombardy Regional Data Warehouse between 2011 and 2024 (ratio 4:1 of patients without vs. with disabilities) * Patients aged 18 and over Qualitative Interviews: * Patients aged 18 and over with psychiatric, intellectual, neurological, and sensory disabilities who received care at San Raffaele Hospital of Milan, DAMA (Disabled Advanced Medical Assistance) in Territorial Social Health Companies "Santi Paolo e Carlo" and LEDHA (League for the Rights of People with Disabilities and the Promotion of Autonomy) and their caregivers * Healthcare provider working at San Raffaele Hospital of Milan, DAMA (Disabled Advanced Medical Assistance) in Territorial Social Health Companies "Santi Paolo e Carlo" and general practitioners Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 18 years of age * Patients don't speak the Italian language (for the qualitative study)
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