Cancer Care Coordination for Chemotherapy Patients (4CP)

University of California (UC) Davis

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Other: Mobile Health (mHealth); Other: No mHealth

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02238951

551190

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare nurse-led care coordination for persons receiving cancer chemotherapy treatment incorporating mobile health technology to nurse-led care coordination without any mobile health enhancements.

Full description

This study will randomize sixty (60) participants receiving cancer chemotherapy treatment to receive nurse-led care coordination using a HIPAA-compliant mobile health platform compared to no technology-enhanced care coordination.

All participants receive nurse-led care coordination throughout chemotherapy treatment.

RESEARCH AIMS:

• Demonstration of a HIPAA-compliant social networking platform;
• Facilitate communication and collaboration among patients with cancer and their care team;
• Assess patient health outcomes (chemotherapy-related physical and psychological side effects; pain, quality of life and patient satisfaction)
• Assessment of healthcare utilization including emergency department visits, unplanned clinic visits and hospitalization;
• For patients assigned to the mobile health care coordination, understanding their experience of use of the technology

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years or older
• Newly diagnosed cancer - any site or stage
• Initiating chemotherapy
• Ability to read and write English
• Manual dexterity sufficient to use a tablet technology
• Cognitive capacity to participate
• Preferential recruitment of publicly insured and/or living in rural communities

Exclusion criteria

• Oral chemotherapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Mobile Health (mHealth)

Experimental group

Description:

Care coordination using mHealth technology enhancements

Treatment:

Other: Mobile Health (mHealth)

No mHealth

Active Comparator group

Description:

Care coordination without mHealth enhancements

Treatment:

Other: No mHealth