A Pilot Feasibility Study for Improving Patient Access to Cancer Clinical Trials (iMPACT): A Financial Reimbursement Program for Patients in Cancer Therapeutic Clinical Trials
Description
Brief Summary
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.
Detailed Description
There are limited financial models that address the economic hardship associated with
clinical research participation and how it might restrict clinical research access. The
Lazarex Foundation offers a financial reimbursement program (FRP) to help patients and
caregivers cover the out-of-pocket costs associated with clinical trial participation for
almost ten years.
iMPACT is a pilot study to assess the overall feasibility of conducting a multi-center trial
of the Lazarex sliding scale FRP among sociodemographically diverse patients of all cancer
types enrolling/potentially enrolling in therapeutic clinical trials (TCTs). The study will
formalize informing patients or parents/legal guardians of patients about the Lazarex
sliding-scale FRP in order to evaluate whether operationalizing intensive follow-up about the
Lazarex FRP improves recruitment to cancer TCTs.
All patients or parents/legal guardians of patients will be offered information about the FRP
at initial time of TCT discussion/consent for the iMPACT study, however, participants will be
randomized 1:1 to receive an additional follow-up call about the FRP or no follow-up call
(usual care). Participants who are randomized to usual care will be provided a phone number
for the Lazarex Foundation that they or their parent or legal guardian may contact directly.
Therefore all patients or parents/legal guardians of patients in the study have access to FRP
eligibility assessment through the Lazarex Foundation.
Participants or parents/legal guardians of participants will be surveyed at baseline (time of
consent to iMPACT) and interviewed 30 days after consent to iMPACT. If a participant enrolls
in a therapeutic clinical trial, he/she will also be given an additional survey after TCT
participation and interviewed up to 90 days after TCT participation.
Phase
N/AInclusion and Exclusion Criteria
- Inclusion Criteria: COHORT A: - Eligible patients to be randomized for the iMPACT study must:
- Carry a diagnosis of cancer
- 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):
- Have a household income =< 700% of the 2018 Health and Human Services (HHS) Poverty Guidelines
- 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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